EFF not a terrorist organization

Friday, November 21, 2014

The decision by the government to ‘bar’ senior EFF leaders from entering Botswana is an act of cowardice. Mmegi Staffer NTIBINYANE NTIBINYANE argues that by barring EFF leaders the Khama administration has lost a war of ideas against the militant organisation

It is a truism. The government of Botswana has clearly taken a draconian position that senior members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deserve to be kept away from the corners of this beautiful republic. The recent visa restrictions imposed by the government bare testimony to this.

The question is, why is Botswana so hostile towards Malema and his red-beret brigade? The answer to this lies in the utterances by Malema more than two years ago when he was still the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League President.

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