Namibian FCII refugee detainees told to 'plead for mercy'
Friday, September 27, 2019

Caprivians inside SADC headquaters. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
The request from the Namibian government was reportedly relayed to the five men by officials from the Botswana government. The government of Botswana last week started the forced repatriation of Namibians from the Caprivi Strip after they lost their refugee status.
Sources yesterday strongly alleged that the Nambian government has given the five men, Felix Kakula, Nervous Lutambo, Richard Mosupali, Mikini Smith and Gasper Machana up to three months to have written the letters pleading for mercy. There are reports that the government of Namibia has been reluctant to repatriate the five men under fear that they may resurrect the fight to liberate the Caprivi Strip from Nambia.
We duly congratulate them to have ousted the long ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power. Prior to taking power from the BDP, the coalition had made several election promises that are credited for influencing change and swaying the people to vote in its favour.The party had made an undertaking, which its leader and President Duma Boko consistently bellowed in his campaign trail. These undertakings were promises that Batswana would be...