The road to Kang may be a dead end!

Friday, March 01, 2019

Yesterday the BDP celebrated 57 years amidst little fanfare. So consumed is the party in its internal wrangling that the significance of the milestone flew past unnoticed. All eyes are on the calm before the tsunami.

The depth of visceral hatred enveloping the once mighty BDP is as palpable as the date of the epic battle between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and challenger Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi.

The war of attrition pits a buoyed CAVA faction – which currently pulls the levers of power from Tsholetsa – and a somewhat emboldened New Jersualem (NJ) backing Venson-Moitoi. Foot soldiers, their bile full of anger, hurl profanities with each jibe thrown by their leaders.

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The road to Kang may be a dead end!

Yesterday the BDP celebrated 57 years amidst little fanfare. So consumed is the party in its internal wrangling that the significance of the milestone flew past unnoticed. All eyes are on the calm before the tsunami.