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| The great Hunters of the Kalahari by Disele |
Botswana is a country in denial, and once that is the case, we are heading for a disaster, a catastrophy indeed.Faced with challenges of extreme poverty especially in remote area dwellers, this country is busy trying to finding solutions to eradicate poverty.The paradox of it all is whether the rural dwellers especially those living along the fringes of wildlife parks, popularly known as Basarwa, Bushmen or San people are poor or living a culture or a combination of both.The tourists fascination of the San has also contributed to this state leaving the San to wonder whether to move on with development or to remain culturally frozen.The marginalization rippling effect metted against Basarwa for generations leaves Botswana in a predicament.Tantamount to that, denying the existing cultural differences in support one size fits all poverty strategy is going to hurt many communities in this country.Suggesting a backyard garden in the Kalahari as way of alleviating poverty is a big joke.Game farming will surely work. Hi dear tourists can you stop filming and photographing people like that. Africans never film and photograph your vulnerable people like that, thank you very much.
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