Reinstated Ntuane avoids speaking for the opposition

Following the commotion that emanated from my response to the 2011 State of the Nation Address, let me also indicate that this particular presentation does not represent the collective position of the three opposition parties represented in the National Assembly. It goes without saying that there are issues on which we find a lot of common ground, but there are others, particularly on socio-economic policies where our outlook is at slight variance. Let it be noted that at this juncture there is no official common policy platform for the opposition," he said.

It is more practical for each of the three parties to make an individual response to the 2012-2013 budget, he added. So far the Botswana National Front (BNF) parliamentary leader, Isaac Mabiletsa has already made his response early in the week.