Mogae lauds Batswana for peace

MAHALAPYE: During his farewell speech in Mahalapye yesterday, President Festus Mogae asserted that one of the reasons why he appreciated having been president for the past 10 years was that Batswana had exercised a peaceful way of resolving problems.

Mogae said regardless of whether they were disagreements between government and the people or other politicians, it never got out of hand like in other countries in Africa.

"Even though at times we did not quite see eye-to-eye concerning some issues, we knew talking things out and compromising was the best way to go as compared to some other countries in Africa.

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