Bullying Basarwa is no big deal in Botswana

The government would like you to believe that this was an out-of-court settlement and there is really no issue here seeing as they agree in principle and they were not really forcing anyone out.  Do not believe any of it. The government for whatever reason does not want Basarwa there and whether we can believe their reasons or not is a story for another day.  What is the real story is the silence of the so-called liberal forces in Botswana.

The silence of NGOs has been embarrassing to say the least.  Other than a release from Ditshwanelo Centre for Human rights, civil society Churches and indeed political parties have been very quiet on the issue of Basarwa. This is a concern. It is not a concern so much because people are being made to leave their homes, that appears to be the mantra of this government so we have come to accept that this government is hell-bent on making as many of Batswana homeless as possible as evidenced by the demolition of homesteads around the country.