Letter to Seretse
Friday, March 30, 2018
Ian is stepping down as President of Botswana in a few days and he was in Serowe to bid Bangwato farewell as state president. He returns to the Kgotla with many titles. This is how he is addressed “His Excellency the president Lieutenant General Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama” (he loves all those titles but he has since accepted that his name is confusing and does not mind ‘Iyene’ as many address him).
It was Ian’s last Kgotla meeting in the marathon farewell meetings that he began in Moshupa on December 14, 2018. Bangwato had come in many numbers although your uncle’s last born, Kgosi Sekgoma Khama said they were not as many as the day Ian was coronated.
The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...