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Masisi’s lexicon, way with words

Masisi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Masisi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

It is either people are too sensitive or have lost understanding of the richness of Setswana language. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s vocabulary and syntax when addressing Kgotla meetings tend to always get everyone on the edge. The Sese village address this week was no exception as Masisi was in his element as he offered up some shocking comments, Mmegi Staffer TSAONE BASIMANEBOTLHE argues.

Sese was not exactly a shock as outlandish statements have been the hallmark of Masisi all along. When addressing the residents of Sese, a small village a few kilometres from the diamond town of Jwaneng on Tuesday, Masisi, in his usual play of Setswana, used idioms and parables to tell the story of the De Beers deal.

He compared the mining giant to doves, who fell into the trap of the determined Botswana government.

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