We welcome the new foreign policy

For the past 48 years, we have been reluctant to put in place a document that guides our foreign policy.

We have no clear idea on how to deal with matters such as inter-boundary disputes, assistance, diplomacy, regional development, or unconstitutional ousting of governments. We have had no direction whatsoever as to what our positions will be as and when these matters arise.

A lot has been said about the Israel-Palestine conflict, the political instability in Zimbabwe, war in Iraq, the Arab Spring, and the ousting of Egypt’s first elected president Mohammed Morsi in July by the army.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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