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Masisi, Geingob dreamt of a borderless society

President Mbumba commended Masisi for being the first Head of State and government to travel to Namibia within 48 hours, to comfort Namibians PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
President Mbumba commended Masisi for being the first Head of State and government to travel to Namibia within 48 hours, to comfort Namibians PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Batswana and Namibians currently use Identity Cards (IDs) to cross borders but the ultimate goal was to turn the two countries into a borderless society, President Mokgweetsi has revealed.

Speaking during the late Namibian President Hage Geingob’s memorial service this week, Masisi declared Namibia as a true friend of Botswana and a good neighbour. Masisi and Geingob, who died last month, formalised the use of ID (Omang) as a travel document last year to facilitate free movement.

“Geingob and I established an ambiance and pattern, whose ultimate objective could, hopefully one day, result in the elimination of the border between our two countries.

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