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Gov’t’s double standards exposed

It is shocking that the government has purchased the largest freehold land in Botswana from Tati Company at a whopping cost of P1.4 billion but not so long ago it wanted to capture land from Balete for free.

This is quite shameful really. What is even appalling is that Balete bought their land while the recently acquired 45, 000 hectares in the North East District was basically stolen from Batswana by one Cecil John Rhodes.

In 1925, Balete bought their land for investment purposes and contributed to raising the 3,000 Sterling Pounds required to purchase the land from Aaron Siew.

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Deadly weekend demands immediate vigilance

The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...

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