The 12 post 2009 election variables

The 2011 Industrial Strike

Just two years after Khama was tested at an election event for the very first time as president, the country witnessed an industrial strike which was unprecedented in the history of Botswana. The BDP had just scored a landslide victory in the previous election and they undoubtedly went to sleep over their gains. When one traces the birth of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, we come to realise that it was here at the GSS grounds where the workers pleaded with opposition political parties to form a coalition.