Palestinian struggle is our struggle

During the struggle against apartheid, the South African government adopted what it called a “new policy” to entice African states – including Botswana - into closer co-operation and friendly relations with her in return for financial aid, mainly in the form of mining know-how and technical aid. This ‘aid’ was on condition that they did not support the ANC and MK activities within their borders. 

Apartheid South Africa’s policies came to mind when I recently read that the Israeli government recently led six Israeli cyber security companies on a business delegation to Botswana. Dubbed a “cyber roadshow”, the Israeli companies’ aim was to engage with Botswana government officials to initiate business relationships.