Government is harassing us - Basarwa

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Basarwa spokesman Jumanda Gakelebone has accused the government of harassing his people by arresting them for hunting on their land. He reiterated allegations by British-based minority rights NGO Survival International (SI) that six Basarwa have been arrested for hunting.

The allegations were posted on SI website. Gakelebone told Mmegi yesterday that around 18 Basarwa have appeared at the Gantsi Magistrates' Court on charges of illegal hunting.
 

He said the charges are signs of government harassment.  He added that there are many cases before the court involving Basarwa  charged with hunting in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Gakelebone complained that many Basarwa are uneducated and unemployed and therefore they depend on hunting and gathering for a living.  

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