Rev up or pack and go - Khama

Addressing managers of the civil service comprising all permanent secretaries and their deputies on 3 April at Boipuso Hall in Gaborone with the new President, Merafhe reportedly assured the civil service that he and his boss would not resort to military conduct in the running of government affairs just because they have an army background.

"We will rule this country properly. The fact that I and my boss have a military background does not mean that government has moved to the barracks," Merafhe assured his audience.