Harare — THE judiciary should impose mandatory and deterrent jail sentences on those who start veld fires that have become a threat to the country's natural resources, a Cabinet minister has said.
Environment and Natural Resources Management Minister Francis Nhema said mandatory jail sentences would go a long way in discouraging people from burning the country's vast swathes of vegetation and killing animals in the process.
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