POLOKWANE – Two female foreigners appeared before the Seshego Magistrate’s Day today on charges of contravening the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004.
The two women, aged 37 and 44-years-old, were arrested on Friday (July 12) during a sting operation that was set up thanks to a tip off by the Greenside community near Seshego.
Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the duo tried to sell the endangered animal for R125 000.
“The community provided crucial information to the police alerting them to the illegal activity. The police acted on the tip off and members of the Visible Policing joined by Environmental Affairs conducted a sting operation and arrested the two suspects,” his statement read.
Ledwaba added that the dead animal was recovered and that police investigations continue.
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
