Tensions rise at Botswana, Namibia border
Saturday, May 30, 2015
The alleged incident, as reported in the Namibian media, comes barely two weeks after the Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security Segakweng Tsiane asserted before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that there is no bad blood between Botswana and Namibia.
The Namibian Sun Newspaper reported yesterday that the Namibian police were forced to keep their cool after the BDF forcibly removed Namibian fishermen before setting their huts on fire.
‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...