SW Radio Africa (London)
26 June 2008
Reports in a South African publication say that Botswana's President Ian Khama has threatened to take action against Zimbabwe if southern African leaders don't address the political crisis.
At a business conference in Botswana's capital Gaberone, Khama said that SADC must "become proactive in the crisis" in Zimbabwe, adding; "We are still part of SADC," but he did not specify exactly what action Botswana would consider taking.
There are an estimated 50,000 Zimbabwean refugees in Botswana, according to Botswana's Defense Minister, Ndelu Seretse.
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SW Radio from London does Zimbabwean free spirit and pro-good election people no good. As usual full of anglo propaganda that does not make sense and the information provided has not been reported in any of the other independent media. The article is total rubbish. Fighting for justice involves telling the truth...otherwise you open the doors for Mugabe's propaganda machine that does much better that SW radio. Please keep your rubbish in London, not in Africa.
Phiri, what is "anglo propaganda" in that story? Incidentally this was also reported here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=anKjr7dkFues
this is what we need to hear from a responsible leader, that atleast somebody is concerned about peoples welfare somewhere, and not just concerned but also mapping the best plan to save the situation. ride on on your excellency, we are firm behind you.
That Botswana is going to punish Zimbabwe! That is rubbish. The day Botswana fires a single cannon the whole country will be in Zimbabwe hands. Francisis town is entirely run by Zimbabweans. Khama is going to mobilize Zimbabweans in Botswana to attack Zimbabwe! If Zimbabweans are afraid in Zimbabwe, do you real expect them to join Botswana army to attack Zimbabwe..What a crazy article and flat out lies and "anglo-white" typical propaganda. SW Radio must be on banja!!
well well wot we got here!!! Listen as we are concerned about our zim brothers by saying we are going to take action and u get one d***head talkin bout canons!!!! We should close our borders, SIT BACK AND RELAX! But we aint like that u C PHIRI we are human beings unlike ur leader, let me guess u probably in the west somewhere eatin while surfing the net!! Am i right? Ur people are picking grain on the floor aint u feelin for them?
Phiri, you are jumping to conclusions and getting all excited because you do not read properly. The report said that Botswana had NOT decided what action to take on Zimbabwe. By "taking action" it doesn't mean that they are going to attack militarily. You are also very arrogant - quote: "The day Botswana fires a single cannon the whole country will be in Zimbabwe hands" You silly man, look around you, how many friends does Mugabe have these days? Botswana is a peace loving country which has many friends who would come to its aid in times of crisis, so do not underestimate it. Get off your high horse as your rotten leader Mugabe has everything to be ashamed of.
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I find it very silly for anybody to even suggest that Botswana's action against Zimbabwe could yield any meaningful results. On a military front Botswana is a toddler, they never saw war and they want to practice on Zim. Thank goodness the article being commented on here never mentioned war. We appreciate their assistance and applaud them for opening their borders for our people. However, any action they might think of taking will yield nothing as always. Even SADC doesn't take them seriously when they are being used to play someone else's game. It is supposed to be a rich country but a lot of their own people live in utter poverty and their human development record in terms of education policies for the average citizenry is not impressive despite all the money they have. I think Botswana should rather focus on improving their infrastructure, educate their people to boost their HDI and take care of the bushman before they even think about tackling bigger problems they do not understand. Their history is very different to the rest of the region and as such can be forgiven for not understanding what is happening in Zim.