Celebrating self government- Btv unable to rise to the occasion
Thursday, March 05, 2015
What I did see was an interview with the amazing Mma Gaositwe Chiepe and then, on Sunday evening, the filming of the commemoration meeting in Lobatse at which she again spoke, fluently and with total recall.
With no disrespect to the other speakers, eight in all as far as I can remember, some were more suited to the occasion than others.
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...