Do manifestos really matter?

The next day, Sir Ketumile Masire called Bernard Bolele and companions to the State House for a tongue lashing. His fears were simple. The young democrats were learning behaviours inconsistent with our democratic credentials and alien to Batswana.

Botswana has built a reputation of a different breed of Africanism. With exception of  March 1965 and September 1984, the beacon of democracy traditionally holds elections in October. The BDP National Council will forward a motion to the next congress billed for July 2019 to ratify a postponement of intra-party elections. This is a red flag for democracy.