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The man was haden and couldn’t mince his words but spoke his mind to the chagrin of his seemingly shocked party colleagues and UDC diehards. Some even called for his party to unleash its disciplinary machinery on him. The man was unperturbed by...

“I love horses and I am a cowboy,” explains the ever-laughing legislator. He, however, insists that the name Stallion is not simply derived from his love for horses. There is a sentimental attachment to it.“Someone had just written:...

Born 67 years ago in Mochudi, Kgatleng, just a few kilometres east of the capital city Gaborone, Dow is a prominent figure who duly fits the description of an indefatigable fighter. She had fought so many battles: Won some and lost some. Her life...

Manyeneng is a prominent figure in Botswana politics. She serves as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Member of Parliament for Mmopane-Metsimotlhabe, a constituency allocated to the Alliance for Progressives (AP) which is a member of...

Moswaane has a popular moniker, ‘Timmy’, borrowed from a character in an American soap opera, Passions, because of his loquacious disposition while a councillor at the Francistown City Council. He confesses that when he landed in Francistown in...

Dikoloti is an indefatigable combatant who singlehandedly tumbled the ‘Goliath’ in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the party that had ironically introduced him to active politics. When chips were low, and the political home he had trusted...

He’s known for advocating radical reforms, particularly in tackling corruption, and has a strong grassroots connection, evident in his recent upset win as Botswana National Front (BNF) treasurer general.Khan’s experience in various leadership...

Mmegi’s Arts&Culture Coordinator, Goitsemodimo Kaelo, finds it difficult to gauge how the UDC has performed in the past year, “specifically because of the economic situation the country finds itself in.” Despite the challenging circumstances,...

Early in his life at secondary school, the 55-year-old Capricorn (Zodiac) had already identified politics as his first choice ahead of everything. There is a strong belief that Capricorns are popular and highly regarded for their ambition,...

In the vernacular, sometimes a bad year is condemned to the gutters, to the extent of wishing it never existed, “Ngwaga o o sa nthateng ga o fete.”To their fellow scribes and family members, the year 2025 is a year they will definitely choose to...

When he was elected to the National Assembly for the first time in 2019, the Palapye-born legislator changed attire for the classic checked suits of many colours in his closet. He, however, has other plain coloured suits, which he adorns on...

Although he has a successful political career by far, the 64-year-old Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Thamaga/Kumakwane legislator never wished to become a politician in the first place. But circumstances conspired against him, forcing him to abandon...

The Mall’s sturdiness has helped it stand the test of time, even with glaring stiff competition, especially with the advent of the development of modern malls like Airport Junction, Game City, River Walk, Molapo Crossing Mall, Sarona City Mall, The...

The BPF emerged from a controversy-ridden elective congress where the Ookeditse/Reatile axis fired each other from the party in a chaotic fashion. The current developments at the BPF are akin to what had hit another BDP offshoot, the Botswana...

The BPF is joining the rest of the local political formations, which bear multiple political scars from past experiences. In fact, all Botswana political parties have been exhibiting various behaviours and taking risks. Key to all these political...