Grudge match in Serowe North East
Friday, August 22, 2008
It will be a grudge match after the first two rounds ended in a 1-1 draw with Seretse delivering the knock-out punch by winning the crucial rematch. Autlwetse thought he had finished Seretse by flooring him in the first round but tables turned when the BDP ordered a rematch in the newly created constituency. With the backing of the other contestants, namely Iphemele Kgokgothwane, Prince Kgwaneng and Simon Kerebotswe; Seretse beat Autlwetse and was subsequently appointed to the cabinet.
Autlwetse protested the results and when the party failed to give him what he wanted, he approached the High Court but got no relief. Hence his group must be itching for revenge with the hope of turning tables to prove that Seretse's win was a fluke. They have therefore mounted the mother of all battles, but they definitely know that the minister is a hard nut to crack.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...