BPF: Another socialist democratic party on a different day?
Friday, September 13, 2019

Biggie Butale believes he could be the country's next president. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
The ruling party, ideally, needs to harbour some fear that it might lose power. The fear must be cherished to increase chances of a responsive and accountable government.
And to this effect, Botswana desperately needs a competitive political system with competent opposition political parties to keep the ruling party on its toes.
It is also hurting that whilst we all know that the Botswana Police Service (BPS) is charged functionally with the duties to investigate all forms of crime, some locals have resorted to taking the law into their own hands. It is very wrong to do that. There is also a possibility that one may wrongfully take the life of a person in the process, unless it is a justifiable case of self-defence. Recently, in the city of Francistown, some locals found...