Masisi Cabinet appointments: Calming the BDP political storm

Dow PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Dow PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

A senior government official has described President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s mini-reshuffle of Cabinet this week as simply movement of furniture devoid of value addition. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE follows the developing story in which political expediency is touted as the main motivation for the Cabinet appointments.

FRANCISTOWN: Speaking on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media as a public servant, a young Political Science graduate was however, not shocked at the latest developments. He claims the President was influenced by political expediency in his decision.

“The reshuffle is not much of a surprise because the motivation is political expediency (calming the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) emerging and raging political storm) and not service delivery,” the Young Turk analysed the President’s decision of this week.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up