South Africa’s long-running extradition frustrations with Botswana are resurfacing, with new Cabinet minutes signalling Pretoria’s intent to escalate legal and diplomatic pressure while simultaneously pushing Gaborone on a separate front: diamond diplomacy.
According to the minutes of South Africa’s Cabinet released this week, ministers were briefed on “progress regarding South Africa’s extradition requests re: Botswana and Malawi,” and reaffirmed that all criminal suspects must face justice in South Africa.
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