Facebook reveals hostility towards Basarwa
Thursday, February 03, 2011
It's called 'I hate Survival International' and was started on 15 January, just two days before the Appeals Court hearing. It consists almost entirely of those who support the old government policy (at least, let's all hope it's old and past) of harassment of Basarwa in the CKGR.
The 'friends' of the group accuse Survival of all manner of bizarre things. We are supposed to be paid by the British government and/or the BBC, and are supposed to want the CKGR diamonds for ourselves.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...