Botswana/Zimbabwe: Who said it?
20.05.2004
The spokesman for the president of Botswana, Dr Jeff Ramsay, has threatened legal action against a number of organisations over comments attributed to him regarding Botswana's relations with Zimbabwe. In an article entitled "Tetchy cross-border relations with Botswana", Ramsay was reported as saying: ""Botswana has noted with growing concern openly hostile reports against the government and the people of Botswana, which can only be interpreted as a deliberate and systematic attempt to fuel hatred and xenophobia between our people." The comments were actually made by Bostwana's foreign affairs spokesman, Cliff Maribe.