When will policy makers take researchers seriously? Why do we invest in education when credible scientific evidence is disregarded in decision making process? I am informed that an illiterate regional director at department of wildlife said recommendations from a Professor in Fisheries were insane, and government should not take such advice. Well, not surprising as the guy is close to the former administration who strongly abhored education. The Director does not have any qualification for wildlife management. What’s the way forward now with Lake Ngami, and the fish that used to benefit a section of the population? We should serously consider developing a proper fisheries industry in Ngamiland. Funds that government is planning to use to procure expensive Grippens and other war artillery could be diverted to create employment through this sector. Why do we impoverish the Ngamiland residents, is this part of a war against them? I fail to understand how the Ngamiland people are expected to live? First it was the Contagious Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia (commonly known as the cattle lung disease), followed by the hunting ban, and later the fishing ban. Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture make critical contributions to development in the areas of employment, with over…