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Three stray elephants spotted in the Mutale area in the Vhembe District

The Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism suspects the elephants are from a neighboring country

LIMPOPO – The Department of Economic Development, Environment & Tourism say they have been informed of three strayed elephants around the Mutale Area within the Vhembe District.

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According to the department’s public relations officer, Zaid Kalla, three strayed elephants were spotted wondering around inland areas of Mutale over the weekend.

“The Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism has since released Environmental Law Enforcement Officers into the area in search of the reported strayed elephants. None of the Provincial Wild Life Facilities have reported any missing animals and the department suspects the strayed animals to be from our neighboring country,” he said.

Kalla further warned communities not to approach the animals nor try to capture them but advised them to immediately contact Environmental Law Enforcement Officers on sighting the strayed elephants.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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