Racial tensions heighten in Tuli Block

Residents of Makwate in Mahalapye East constituency have accused white farmers in Tuli Block of apartheid era racism, physical assaults and intimidation. Scared villagers tell horror stories of attacks by uncontrollable gun-toting white farmers. However, the farmers dismiss the accusations as hogwash, and accuse villagers of trespassing in their private property, stealing and poaching inside the farms. The police are caught in the middle with the warring sides accusing the officers of taking sides. Some of the residents claim apartheid is alive and well in the Tuli area.