Needing a great deal more public attention

David Magang was recently lamenting that there has been so little reaction to his three large, recently published books and that he had hoped for debate, an exchange of views and where necessary, correction.

With similar justification, he might also have lamented that a similar absence of debate and sensible critical comment followed the publication both of Ray Molomo’s book on the ins and outs of the National Assembly, and 

General Merafhe’s autobiography, if such it was. The one book which did achieve an unusual degree of publicity was Margaret Nasha’s revelations, also on the National Assembly but with a bit more thrown in – but publicity is not the same as debate and serious comment.

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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