Battling for space on the master�s land
Monday, March 03, 2014
There is an ongoing case at the Customary Court of Appeal in which Galebowe is fighting tooth and nail to win property right on land and he has grown to be no different from the animals he herded; he was owned by another man.
Galebowe is one of the many Basarwa who were born into servitude. His family lived under the shadow of his masters, the late Gaesejwe Bile and her husband Tlhase Bile and their offspring. His mother was also born as a servant in 1925; in fact his relatives who died while in servitude are buried here at the Bile lands, where he most probably hopes to be buried when his time comes.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...