BDP fails to make peace, again

They hugged, kissed, whistled and ululated in appreciation of their whitewash victory against Minister Nonofo Molefhi’s ‘Team Marakanelo’. Masisi and Molefhi hugged and whispered into each other’s ear. So did Mpho Balopi and Botsalo Ntuane after the former vanquished the latter for the position of secretary general. Thousands who had thronged the party proceedings for the 37th elective congress witnessed the gestures that the victors extended to the losers.

That was done and the photographers took the pictures to tell the story presented by the winners that they embraced the losers. But amid pomp, glory and whitewash, underlies a simmering fight for a comeback by the losers whose repercussions might shake the party again. The untold story that is likely to spoil the party is only a few miles away.