Fallacy of BDP's lost glory

President Mokgweetsi Masisi PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
President Mokgweetsi Masisi PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

“One of the most consistent patterns in business is the failure of leading companies to stay at the top of their industries when technologies or markets change. Goodyear and Firestone entered the radial-tire market quite late. Xerox let Canon create the small-copier market. Bucyrus-Erie allowed Caterpillar and Deere to take over the mechanical excavator market. Sears gave way to Wal-Mart.”, writes Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen in reference to Disruptive Innovation in the January to February 1995 Harvard Business Review.

The above is certainly true for political parties as well. It cannot always be business as usual. If any party cannot adjust to the needs of a particular season, then it will fail to solve the contemporary problems of the people whose votes it seeks.

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is well aware of this as demonstrated in its bold and ambitious manifesto for the 2019 General Election. Our people want economic and social transformation, jobs and more inclusivity.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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