The President is right; we are jealous of our own

Friday, May 21, 2021

On reflection, I think the President was right, after all. In a recent speech, he lamented how, we, as Batswana, are jealous of the success of our own, and implored us to reconsider our attitude.

I do not know what examples he had in mind. I can only hope he wasn’t referencing the Indian examples. As a general proposition, however, he was right.

Time and time again, we have talked about the PHD syndrome; that evil spirit that drives us not to bear the success of fellow Batswana.

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