Cry the beloved South Africa

One might ask why we are poking our noses into the affairs of foreign countries. The answer is simple. We are members of a global village and nobody is an island. What happens in another country affects other countries, especially neighbouring ones. Take the issue of Zimbabwean illegal immigrants in Botswana.

For years, Botswana has been spending millions of Pulas deporting the poor Zimbabweans back to their country. That is thanks to poor leadership in that jewel of a country called Zimbabwe.

Because of ill-advised and self-serving leadership of Robert Mugabe, Botswana is paying the big price. Why? Because we are neighbours. When a neighbour is in need others should come to its rescue. Botswana has been playing that role for many decades. We took care of liberation movements from neighbouring countries such as Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. 

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Women unite for progress

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