The Inexplicable and the Unpalatable

What an extraordinary mix! The standard fare of the recent past has continued with China, the Dalai Lama, the Directorate of Security Intellgence, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), and the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) dominating both the newspaper headlines and the newspaper pages.

The reasons behind the now imminent breakdown of relations with China remains to me, at least, obscure. It is surely no more than a statement of the obvious that, in theory, at least this country, like all the other 150 or so in the world, has the right to decide who should come in and who should not.

The current mass migration of people to Europe, and to this country from Zimbabwe, demonstrates that it is a right which is not, and perhaps never could be, absolute. It may also be worth noting the muddle that the UK has got itself into over this very kind of issue with some part of the population resentful of migrants and others welcoming them.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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