FAMILY TIES: Botswana curbs Bridgette Radebe’s freedom to come and go By Carien Du Plessis carienduplessis
In Botswana’s Government Gazette, the minister of nationality, immigration and gender affairs, Magang Ngaka Ngaka, published a special notice with a declaration that two South Africans, Dikeledi Dijeng Bridgette Radebe and her associate, the Sandton businessman known as Malcolm X, will in future have to apply for visas to enter Botswana., can cross the borders to their northern neighbour visa-free.
Ramaphosa would, however, likely have known about the travel restrictions against Radebe by the time he sent Sisulu to make good. Radebe is his sister-in-law and even though it appears that he didn’t approve of what she was doing , her proximity to the top could have created the impression that Radebe had his blessing.that the reports about her contributing money to the campaign of foreign minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, who was challenging Masisi for the presidency, were exaggerated.
There is a reasonable chance that Radebe will not be banned forever. Unlike Malema, who was open and unrepentant about his call for regime change, Radebe has denied that regime change was what she aimed to do.
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