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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
![Mater Dee at 2015 My Star Grand Finale. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/uploads/imported_images/2016/january/27/phpB089.tmp.jpg&w=400&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Mater Dee at 2015 My Star Grand Finale. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
He remembers vividly how he would listen to these musicians while munching magwinya, which sold for one cent each at Sebego’s tuckshop, owned by the father of the present Botswana Football Association president, Tebogo Sebego.
During the 1970s and into the 80’s, songs from those musicians were the order of the day in high-density areas such as Old Naledi, Bontleng, Extension 27 (in Broadhurst), Monarch or Mmanaka and Somerset in Francistown. They vied for airplay with offerings from international musicians like Percy Sledge, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley and the Wailers and so forth on radio and at stonkofela (stokvel) parties.
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...