Leepile the maverick returns

Fast and furious! In hurried and true to character, quick and swift, Methaetsile Tony Leepile walks up two floors with four heavy files tucked under his arm, with little effort. For a man past the prime age of 50, he still possesses the energy of the man I met over two decades ago when he dragged me into the media industry.


He is still the hyper, fast-talking, walk-running and hearty laughing Tony with no care in the world. But up until recently, the burning fire in his eyes had dimmed. For more than a decade, he had fought one court battle after another, not of criminal but of somewhat constitutional nature.  Victory has come home at last!

Editor's Comment
Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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