Campaign to boycott Botswana Tourism by Survival International!

Unbelievable! We are used to accolades from the international community: diplomats, international organizations, IMF, World Bank, Transparency International, foreign media correspondents and many others. Khama religiously prefaces his State of the Nation Addresses annually with reports of accolades showered on us. The avalanche of praises by the international community is melody to our ears. It is natural to feel flattered and gratified when genuine or even undeserved achievement is awarded one.

In the same breath it would be unnatural to stay pokerfaced and unmoved when something prickly and uncomfortable rubs against your skin. I believe Khama, the president is a normal person. For him to remain ramrod and unflinching may depict him as a uniformed soldier, in BDF military barracks, but hardly a proud ex-soldier-graduated to a suited politician in the State House!