Today marks beginning of end of de facto one party-state

When Parliament convenes on Monday for the budget session, the expectation is that opposition political parties would have sealed their cooperation deal. Today, Friday February 3, 2017, both the BCP and UDC leaders are expected to announce all points of agreement from their marathon opposition cooperation negotiations.

The announcement would bring an end to a plethora of conjectures, innuendos and falsehoods about the project. There has been panic, distress and bleakness following some negative media reports about the negotiations.

In the past years before the 2014 general elections, Botswana has been described as a democracy without a reliable opposition, a near contradiction even by liberal democratic measurements. Pundits of African politics and democracy have held opposition political parties responsible for helping sustain one-party dominance in Botswana since first elections in 1965. It was contended that the opposition has been disorganised, weak and fragmented.

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Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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