State Security Minister David Mahlobo’s visiting of an "establishment of people known to be part of criminal syndicates" is "worrying‚ as it can undermine the confidence of our people in our best efforts in fighting this crime". That was the opinion of the portfolio committee on environmental affairs‚ which said on Tuesday it was "deeply concerned by the shocking revelations aired during an Al Jazeera television documentary entitled The Poachers Pipeline‚ in which Mr Guan Jian Guang confesses his involvement in the illegal trade of rhino horn". Committee chairman Philemon Mapulane said: "The committee further notes the allegations by Guan linking … Mahlobo‚ in this illicit trade. These are indeed very serious allegations‚ considering the plight of South African rhino populations in the face of an ongoing criminal onslaught on this iconic‚ flagship species. "Rhino poaching is the worst wildlife crime our country has ever experienced.
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