BNF sheds its 'bloody Palapye' tag

But the BNF congress is now out of the way and much to the delight of every peace-loving Motswana, the Molepolole congress held at the weekend was incident-free. In fact, it rivalled many religious processions. Yes, there was a fierce contest but the grace and free spirit that underlined the congress was impeccable. Of course, there were disagreements over who should vote and who should not; there were also isolated incidents of parallel delegations but these were resolved quickly to the satisfaction of everyone.

This is the conduct that we expect of our political organisations and the BNF and its supporters deserve unqualified commendation for this achievement. As the official opposition, the BNF has a duty to demonstrate that it can conduct its business in a civilised manner.