Some Members of Parliament have claimed that thousands of Zimbabweans are already converging on border gates in anticipation of a “deal” that their president made with Botswana coming into effect. Botswana recently hosted the fifth edition of a Kenyan-origin talkfest called Kusi Ideas Festival which was headlined by Presidents Mokgweetsi Masisi of Batswana and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. During a panel discussion, Mnangagwa announced that he had “agreed” with Masisi to have citizens of the two countries use national identity cards as travel documents. Botswana already has a similar arrangement with Namibia. The announcement immediately claimed a prime spot in national, regional and international news cycles.
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