{"id":22556,"date":"2023-02-23T14:59:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T14:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/lion-on-the-loose"},"modified":"2023-02-23T17:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T17:24:26","slug":"lion-on-the-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/lion-on-the-loose","title":{"rendered":"Lion on the loose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Another week and another case of a wild animal loose in neighbouring South Africa. This time around, it\u2019s a lioness that has escaped while being transported in the North West province.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Captain Aafje Botma said the lioness escaped while in transit in a container on the back of a truck on the Beesdam road between Stella and Tlakgameng on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The owner only realised that she escaped when he reached his destination in Tlakgameng. Nature reserve workers and farmers are on the lookout for the animal.<\/p>\n<p>In January, a tiger named Sheba escaped from an enclosure at Walkers Fruit Farms and was found nearby. The tiger was killed when found, as it had killed a dog, and attacked a man who was walking about a kilometre away from the farm. A week later, another tiger was spotted roaming the streets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Another week and another case of a wild animal loose in neighbouring South Africa. This time around, it\u2019s a lioness that has escaped while being transported in the North West province. 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