Masire the hero leaves automatic succession

Sir Ketumile is not an ordinary personality in Botswana and the international world. Hence it is appropriate for this publication to pay special tribute to him for the ideals and aspirations he stood for as a retired president and now a statesman of high standing.

Sir Ketumile is a retired president and he has sufficiently distinguished himself as a person who is prepared to live with the commitments and ideals that he set himself: as torch bearer of the nation who retired voluntarily from office and more than willing to ensure that he lives to promote the spirit of good governance and democracy.