Time to forth-tell not to fore-tell!
Monday, September 01, 2014
Prophesy, now more than ever before, needs to be engaged. Lately there are “prophesies” proclaimed that already says who will win this year’s general elections.
Do we need prophets to tell us who will win the elections or should we simply read the sign of times to see who will? Such prophetic claims do not only play on people’s minds for the ‘prophet’s’ own benefit but also suggest that God has already ordained some political party over others. If God has so ordained any one party then we may as well become a theocracy!
Kabo Morwaeng, a senior BDP figure known for always defending the President and also sent to do some shocking stuff in his capacity as a Minister, has defended the former Cabinet against claims it failed to advise ex-president Mokgweetsi Masisi, contributing to the party’s defeat. While he insists Cabinet discussions are “secret” and that the President holds “enormous power,” his defence misses a crucial point: Batswana deserve leaders...