When Serowe sneezes the nation catches cold

No village has had a stranglehold on Botswana politics in the way that Serowe has. Of course, Serowe cannot, like the British Empire in colonial times, claim that it is a place where the sun never sets. But if truth be told, if the sons and daughters of Serowe caught a cold, all of Botswana would sneeze.

Out of the four presidents that this country has had, three, including the incumbent, are Serowe 'homeboys'. The Father of the Nation, Sir Seretse Khama, was from Serowe; Festus Mogae, despite his flirtation with Palapye, is from Serowe. Which gives Sir Ketumile Masire, who hails from Kanye, the appearance of an oddball.