Tread carefully with neighbouring countries :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: I was born in the late 70s in Nlapkwane village, down in the North Eastern part of Botswana. The village lies between Mapoka and Zwenshambe. It is just a walk away from the Botswana-Zimbabwe border line. Some of the villagers' fields are very close to the border.

There were so many paths leading towards the border. Some branched into the fields, but some led straight to the border. Near the border, it is so hilly. That provided an ideal cover for the villagers. You would soon know why.

These paths became so circuitous once they got closer to the border and this was deliberate. They passed through passages between hills. Old wheelbarrows had to be greased well to deaden the creaky sound that could alert veterinary patrol officers of escapades. They knew that villagers crossed into Zimbabwe through ungazetted points.

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Tread carefully with neighbouring countries

FRANCISTOWN: I was born in the late 70s in Nlapkwane village, down in the North Eastern part of Botswana. The village lies between Mapoka and Zwenshambe. It is just a walk away from the Botswana-Zimbabwe border line. Some of the villagers' fields are very close to the border.

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