After all, nobody would want to admit they hadn't been invited to the annual Nederburg auction and that they had to pay their own way. Another problem is how to treat unwanted freebies. One BT staffer was offered free tickets to listen to somebody called Diana Ross last week and then turned them down on the reasoning that it was worth more to him not to listen to the Michael Jackson look-alike chanteuse. Bat dung is highly sought after for use in the production of organic fertilisers. As if crawling around caves to collect excrement from the leathery winged flying horrors isn't bad enough, gatherers are now faced with physical violence.
Police say they believe a gang of rival bat-dung collectors was behind the attack.