Khama, Masisi should rise above personal differences

Friday, July 04, 2025 | 610 Views |

We watched a disappointing development at a public function marking the commemoration of the Sir Seretse Khama Day in front of the National Assembly recently.

Hurt as he may have been, former president Ian Khama, Sir Seretse’s senior son who was given an opportunity to speak on behalf of the Seretse family, couldn’t mince his words as he took advantage to shred his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi to pieces.

He, however, did not clearly mention names but he referred to Masisi as the leader of a political party that was founded amongst others by his father.

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