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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Moses Vilakati, the Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs has launched Eswatini\u2019s first Wildlife Laboratory, the laboratory is situated at the University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni campus.<\/b><\/p>\n

According to a Government online report on Wednesday, the Minister who was represented by Principal Secretary(PS) Khangeziwe Mabuza said,the laboratory was a long over-due initiative aimed at assisting Government and the country\u2019s two wildlife Competent Authorities: Big Game Parks and Eswatini National Trust Commission in combating wildlife crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very true that the country is battling with wildlife crimes that significantly affect both the conservation efforts of the country and the country\u2019s image internationally.With the opening of the laboratory, we are expecting tangible scientific and forensic evidence that will strengthen wildlife cases not only in the country but even in neighbouring countries,\u201d said the Principal Secretary who was representing the Minister.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Moses Vilakati, the Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs has launched Eswatini\u2019s first Wildlife Laboratory, the laboratory is situated at the University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni campus. According to a Government online report on Wednesday, the Minister who was represented by Principal Secretary(PS) Khangeziwe Mabuza said,the laboratory was a long over-due initiative aimed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":27058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,12],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-27059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"\nEnvironmental Affairs Minister Moses Vilakati officially launches Eswatini\u2019s first Wildlife Laboratory - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Moses Vilakati, the Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs has launched Eswatini\u2019s first Wildlife Laboratory, ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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