Reflecting on 49 years

Independence celebrations are naturally an opportunity to introspect and as is equally natural, self-introspection often produces the harshest prognosis. We accommodate criticism of the road since 1966 because it comes from the hearts of people who have this nation’s best interests at heart.

We accommodate it because inherent in the governance makeup of Botswana society is inclusive and mutual consultation, a viewpoint enshrined in the kgotla system and honoured from history.