Breaking Rumours - MP Resigns
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | 1100 Views |
The smarter reader would have deduced that my occupation is a hustler, which is street speak for 'unemployed'. So in my world, anyone who gets a salary with allowances like housing allowance, phone allowance and strange allowances like allowances for owning a spotted cat has a lucrative job. Obviously because the country is inhabited by conspiracy theorists, a myriad of unofficial reasons were bandied about. For those that don't know, if you mention the name Botswana it conjures up three things: diamonds, beef and conspiracies.
The third one we still haven't figured out how to package for export yet but I suppose bodies like BEMA must have constituted a committee to see how this can be packaged and exported. The rumour mill needed some oiling and the resignation of the MP turned out to be the perfect lube.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...