I am your leader

I am sure there’s a verse in the Bible that says, ‘Thine pastor shall lead thine political party’. I am not exactly sure where to find it but my efforts to find this verse have been frustrated by truancy.

I have not been to church in a few years because of the unrelenting fury and after effects of COVID-19. Yes, COVID-19 has pushed us farther away from church and government has failed to acknowledge this and duly put the right programmes in place to deal with such after-effects.

Us victims (yes I am one) are in a huge struggle akin to passengers on a sinking ship with no lifeboats. If you don’t believe pastors have been ordained to lead political parties, think about Pastor Biggie Butale who is the leader of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) BPF and Reverend Dr Prince Dibeela who is the leader of Botswana Labour Party (BLP) and you begin to see a pattern.

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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