The 'ruthless' pragmatism

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Conversing with him, one gets a sense of subtlety that is uncharacteristic of a trainee lawyer. He is a student leader turned civic leader, now a qualified and professional lawyer.

One perceives a sense of capitulation that never was present before in the defiant, diminutive politician. Our first encounter was back at the University of Botswana while I was a second year politics student.

With the Mass-BNF facing possible annihilation at the hands of the Botswana Democratic Party surrogate, GS-26, Ramaotwana made a comeback to student politics, taking on the mature, Lazarus Lekgoanyane, in one of the most interesting duels he has ever been engaged in. 

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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