Do manifestos really matter?
Friday, April 12, 2019
The next day, Sir Ketumile Masire called Bernard Bolele and companions to the State House for a tongue lashing. His fears were simple. The young democrats were learning behaviours inconsistent with our democratic credentials and alien to Batswana.
Botswana has built a reputation of a different breed of Africanism. With exception of March 1965 and September 1984, the beacon of democracy traditionally holds elections in October. The BDP National Council will forward a motion to the next congress billed for July 2019 to ratify a postponement of intra-party elections. This is a red flag for democracy.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...