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When a bird sits on a tree branch for too long...

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Tshepho Bathai announced he was quitting his position as Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) president way back in June.

However, he was not leaving with immediate effect. He still wanted to enjoy a few more months of muscle flexing. He needed time to continue basking in the power glory.

There is no nicer feeling than being in control. You can posthumously ask the likes of Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe. They enjoyed unlimited power and were stuck to their seats like glue. But as fate would have it, their removal from power was brutal.

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When a bird sits on a tree branch for too long...

Tshepho Bathai announced he was quitting his position as Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) president way back in June.

New netball president's delayed arrival

Stanbic pretax profits up 11%

The audacity to be a unicorn

Faulty gadgets top complaints to BOCRA

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