Khama is right on EFF

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President Ian Khama’s administration has slapped South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) top leadership with a visa requirement. Staff Writer, THALEFANG CHARLES argues that this the right move by Botswana

Local media have been reporting the EFF visa requirement without questioning why Botswana is so hell bent on wanting to know in advance when these EFF members visit the country.

Most people, some in the media, take the government’s EFF visa decision as part of the war against opponents. They believe it is a new form of  ammunition President Ian Khama is using to deal with foreigners deemed to be against the government. They link it with similar visa requirements slapped on Rick Yune, the actor friend of opposition chief Duma Boko or Basarwa lawyer, Advocate Gordon Bennett. And I must add here, that the government erred in the Yune and Bennett cases.

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