Minister says govt has complied with Basarwa case decision

The group moved to the High Court after the government relocated them from their settlements in the CKGR.  Answering a parliamentary question from Ngwaketse West MP Mephato Reatile, Seretse said that the Basarwa are allowed entry into CKGR together with their spouses, minor children and property and livestock such as goats.

He said the dispensation has been extended to all those who were minors at the time of the relocation in 2002. Seretse said that for purposes of verification and to ensure that only those referred to in the judgment are permitted inside the CKGR, some form of identification is required by wildlife officials every time they wish to re-enter the reserve.