The real reason for the protectorate

Friday, January 30, 2015

For those who are not well informed about the Bechuanaland Protectorate, history books have a lot to teach, but it takes an analytic mind to question the records.

A close analysis of the past will show that the establishment of the protectorate was only adopted to protect the British trade interests.

As history has taught many of us, the Whites’ main interest was the route to the north, which facilitated a lucrative trade with the northern states.

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The real reason for the protectorate

For those who are not well informed about the Bechuanaland Protectorate, history books have a lot to teach, but it takes an analytic mind to question the records.

Axed quartet's future rests on Appeals Committee

BNSC accedes to Dynamos' request to use National Stadium

Concern as Masitaoka follow VTM out

Golden Grand Prix returns under a new name

Botswana snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

Lekorwe improves on Rebatenne's record in Africa

After Tokyo’s COVID Olympics, Paris has been reframed as the Conflict Games

'I was deceived'

BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired