What happened to my father's Domkrag? A call to arms for BDP progressives and Motswaledi supporters

Friday, August 21, 2009

When the history of BDP national congresses is written, the village of Kanye will foremost be remembered for Kgola Disana, arguably the most divided and hostile congress ever.

Not far behind will be the 2009 decimation of the A-Team. Like the year of Kgola Disana, Domkrag went to Kanye as two political parties in one, for all intends and purposes. The objectives of the two factions were clear to anyone who cared to listen: Annihilate the other.

The devastation of the now B-Team by Barata-Phathi was swift and resounding. When the election results from Kanye were announced, I must have shed a tear. Perhaps two.

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What happened to my father's Domkrag? A call to arms for BDP progressives and Motswaledi supporters

When the history of BDP national congresses is written, the village of Kanye will foremost be remembered for Kgola Disana, arguably the most divided and hostile congress ever.

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Dops Baipidi releases Ke Moya

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