tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900460698887397063.post5756153464954206597..comments2023-11-02T11:56:00.047+00:00Comments on issues over matters: ONLY ELEPHANTS SHOULD WEAR IVORYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444385043826528068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900460698887397063.post-52971563264726861202011-07-30T18:43:45.057+01:002011-07-30T18:43:45.057+01:00Long before the legal protection of Elephants, Loz...Long before the legal protection of Elephants, Lozis used Elephant horn i.e Ivory as the raw material for their bangles. However in the 70s there was a big switch from Ivory to the use of cattle horns. The carvers have developed a good eye for the best cattle horn to use. The end product is as good as Ivory. Be it elephant or cattle horn; the Lozi bangle is still known as 'Tou'! Tou is Elephant in Silozi. Wonder whether William Harrington's is Tou or Komu (cattle or is it OX?)Michelonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900460698887397063.post-82284353438754831222011-07-30T13:28:36.296+01:002011-07-30T13:28:36.296+01:00Well, while earlier I would have said it was not v...Well, while earlier I would have said it was not very right for Ethiopian authorities to arrest Mwale, from your argument I really agree with you that this is not about victimization but the rule of not only the law but also nature. I think, just the way human beings would not want to be indiscriminately killed, animals also want to be given their lives that should go probably 'at God's appointed time'. If really we be serious about conserving wildlife, then we should desist from killing these animals and using them as toys. We very well know we need them today and forever. They part of this world and should be treated as such.<br /><br />My issue now is, how do we differentiate genuine from fake ivory? I know that what Lozi's (I assume it is all, including the royal) wear is fake ivory, but how can that be proved? Is it not possible that we still have a lot of people, just like Mwale, wearing ivory? Many people, even though not Ngoni, we know, smoke chamba. They do it in hiding but the corrupt responsible ones might be aware of it and it helps them fatten their pockets. How do we deal with that also?<br /><br />I think this arrest of Mwale should help us raise a lot of issues relating to the law and human behaviour in our country. To what extent can we say we are law-abiding citizens? To what extent can we say there is the rule of the law when people are killed in broad day light and nothing is done to bring the culprits to book? How can we expect the rule of the law to take root in a country where violence is encouraged by political leaders who are also very violent themselves? How far can we say we really need the law when we know it is meant for a select few?<br /><br />I think there is just too much we need to talk about in line with this issue.Gankhananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351201445882913765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900460698887397063.post-84298541306646336222011-07-30T11:19:24.126+01:002011-07-30T11:19:24.126+01:00Thumbs up, very enviro- friendly article. Nature n...Thumbs up, very enviro- friendly article. Nature needs protection from man especially when it is only meeting the "cultural and aesthetic" requirements of umuntu ngu muntu! Nature should only give way and negotiate on bread and butter needs of man. I agree entirely that "only elephants should wear ivory".Towelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022314539789065541noreply@blogger.com