The Ministry of Tourism and Arts says a video that was recently circulated on some online media platforms suggesting that animals are being airlifted from the South Luangwa National Park was not captured in Zambia.
Ministry spokesperson Sakabilo Kalembwe says the Zambian Government knows all the airstrips in the national parks and the surroundings in which they are.
“In the video, there are no animals shown being loaded in the plane, the language being spoken is not English or any of the languages known around here, the vegetation is not of South Luangwa but appears to be in the equatorial regions”, says Mr Kalembwe.
He added that the soils are not of the South Luangwa national park hence the video was certainly not taken in Zambia.
Mr Kalembwe said there appears some malice in linking the video to the South Luangwa.
He clarified that there are three airstrips in South Luangwa, Kakumbi that is all weather; Bi-Carbon Partners, Conservation South Luangwa, Zambia Carnivore Programme, and Department of National Parks and Wildlife itself are using it while Luamfwa and Kapamba are only used in the dry season.
Mr Kalembwe said the vegetation and soils at these airstrips is totally different from what is shown in the video clip.
He added that the conservation NGOs are always in the company of Wildlife Police officers hence the shoplifting of animals is a fictitious malicious story.
Mr Kalembwe said in a statement that there are no planes flying around except for choppers that are bringing relief food to local communities.
……………..the opposite is true. When you know you know
With a crook like Chitotela in the ministry and whistle-blowers are persecuted anything is possible
Do you guys really think you will continue to fo.l Zambians?!? In a country where 100 wild animals disappeared?!? Like PWII says, “when you know, you know.”
Nga muleiba, it is Zambian and when it is filmed, it is un Zambian?!?
That is a ZAWA uniform the other guy is wearing, we are not fools and also look at the terrains, this is mopane woodlands please mother Zambia!
From close analysis , I was the first one to raise the prospect of lungu and PF selling game parks some 2 years ago.
Eventually the prospect was picked and highlighted by Hh and mukuni.
Being blocked they resorted to looting gameparks of animals in the name of translocations
Locals and conservationists put a stop to that……
We have new information that mining in game reserves is being looked at again as a way of raising money….
CRIMINALISE FAKE NEWS LIKE THEY JUST DID IN ETHIOPIA!!
If you think the Zambian Army, Airforce and even the National Service don’t monitor the airspace and airstrips, you are at were you should be. All respect to these gallant men and women in uniform.
@Zambian Citizen just stop stealing
Zambian Citizen is thick as roller meal porridge excuse him!
Tarino or Jay Jay: why did you change your name, faggot?? Still spewing rubbish from your queer mouth??? What a life….
Shoplifting uplifting yaba!
Zambian military has no clue what flights are landing at local air strips as Zambia has no radar in the entire country commercial flights are monitored by south african radar so small planes fly under the radar, just look at the smuggling of sable at kota kota airstrip a few years back, they been doing it for years they only got caught because someone didnt get paid off.
Zambian 1mbecile has crapped again