Go home and vote, Batswana tell Zimbabweans
Friday, February 15, 2008
"I am quite surprised with you Zimbabweans. Can you not just vote Mugabe out and stop coming to our country? As soon as you vote him out, your problems will be over," a visibly irritated young Motswana woman shopkeeper at Tsamaya says.
A random survey in Old Naledi yielded similar responses. Many Batswana believe Zimbabweans now have the last chance to use the ballot to effect change in their country.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...