The poet with a silver tongue
Friday, June 19, 2015

Baareng reciting one of her poems
Suddenly people look around, struck by the beautiful words hallowing from the distance.
The trepidation breaks into ululations of approval from a contingent of women in the gathered crowd at the Bakwena main kgotla as the little figure gradually approaches.
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...