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MOGAE VISIT TO BUSHMEN DEFENDED

There was nothing improper in Botswana President Festus Mogae's distribution of blankets to a Bushmen community last week, his special adviser Sidney Pilane said on Wednesday.

He was reacting to a claim by NGO Survival that Mogae was trying to influence a coming High Court challenge by Bushmen to a government resettlement programme
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MOGAE BRIBES BUSHMEN WITH BLANKETS, NGO CLAIMS

Botswana President Festus Mogae tried to bribe a Bushman (San) community by giving them blankets ahead of their court bid to be allowed to return to their ancestral land, an NGO claimed on Tuesday.

"Pre-judging the court's ruling, the president told the Bushmen that they should not try to return to their land and also distributed handouts of food, clothing and blankets," said Survival International, a worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples.

The Botswana High Commission in Pretoria could not be reached for comment on Tuesday night.
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