Tribalism 'exposed'

The report says some Batswana feel this enables other tribes to elevate over other tribes, “It was pointed out that marginalisation of tribes was a potential trigger for civil strife,” reads the Commission report in part.

The report further states that Batswana are of the view that colonialism played a major role in dividing Batswana. It was pointed out that colonial rule was a factor in dividing the people of Botswana along tribal lines. Some wondered why some tribes that arrived earlier in the country or in some regions or who participated in the negotiations for Botswana’s independence were left out of the Constitution from the beginning.