The poet with a silver tongue

Baareng reciting one of her poems
Baareng reciting one of her poems

From the rocky valleys of the Kgosing hills in Molepolole, a piercing voice ruptures the deafening silence.

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.

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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...

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