Youth hooliganism poisons democracy

Youth wings of the ruling political parties in neighbouring countries appear to have literally taken over the running of those parties. In fact, they are running the governments since their parties are in power.

It is not clear whether the elders in those parties have abdicated governance to the increasingly unruly youth; or are they just feigning helplessness. Such cases are clearly evident in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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