Like many of their peers in the informal sector, more than 600 mokoro polers who eke out a living by transporting tourists into the Okavango delta have missed out on Covid 19 wage subsidy, designed to support workers whose employers have been negatively affected. The General Manager of Okavango Kopano Mokoro Community Trust (OKMCT), Seikaneng Moepedi, revealed that more than 600 mokoro polers have been operating under the trust to transport tourists into the delta and have been affected by the impact of the coronavirus. He further stated that polers who were operating in the NG 32 concession in Okavango Delta have missed out and will not benefit from government wage subsidy because they have been operating as an informal sector as they were paid cash immediately after rendering services. He added that the Trust could not apply for the subsidy on behalf of polers because they were paid on daily basis and most of them did not have financial records which is a requirement when applying for wage subsidy. He further decried that majority of mokoro polers have been financially affected and transporting tourists was only economic activities for them to support their families. “The last time they were…