Environmental issues related to poaching in Namibia and Botswana and conflicts in
African countries. Are there fair and justice for Africans interests?

In the MORE-Selalelo Program, one of our goals is to explore international issues
dealing with racial and ethnic conflicts. We have questions about incidents related to
international poaching between Namibia and Botswana. Other African countries have
draconic policies where if they catch individuals attempting to harvest the horns of
resources or killing elephants for their ivory, they can kill those foreign nationals. Some
years ago, an African writer penned a powerful article that over 30 Namibian suspects
of poaching had been killed through the Botswana ‘shoot to kill policy’ near the Chobe
River. Some said they were executed by the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) because
these individuals were not poachers. This mentality was established in 2013 by the
Botswana government. Many know that former President Ian Khama was the architect
of this policy. He is now hiding in South Africa because he fears for his life and that
some want to kill him for his extrajudicial killings or corruption under his administration.
This Khama even said, “They (poachers) would be shot even if they surrendered.”

Some of these innocent men were just fishermen.
Other non-partisan institutions, such as the INK Centre for Investigative Journalism
(INK), examine this issue.
This international conflict is not limited to Namibia. There have been over 25
Zimbabweans murdered in anti-poaching excursion in Botswana.
Many Africans do not discuss this because it’s a mentality imposed by
conversationalists in North American and European countries. We also have
environmentalists talking about global warming and climate issues. We want to discuss
to what extent we should be helping to shape those international issues. I had a chance
to talk briefly with System.

Today, three Namibians are here to “throw down some heavy light.”

Sinvula Mudabeti is the National Executive Chairperson for the Namibian Lives Matter Movement. He is a keen advocate for social justice and known as a community
or national organizations dealing with various entities in Namibia.

Iuze Mahunga is an Committee Member of Namibian Lives Matter in the Omusati Region.

Sylvester Kabajani is the General Secretary and Member of the Namibian Lives Matter Movement in the Khomas Region. He is also a professional Cisco-certified cybersecurity
analyst, business coach, and former Namibia Financial Institutions Union president.

This will be on February 27 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Welcome to “Throwing Down Some Heavy Light.”

For more information, contact A’Jamal Byndon, Chairman of the Board MORE
402-212-7083.

Alleged Poaching in Namibia & Botswana