The Mahalapye boy with a typewriter

Boko during his heydays
Boko during his heydays

With just over 24 hours left before the country’s fiercely contested 11th general elections, Mmegi Staff Writer BAME PIET caught up with private attorney Boingotlo Toteng who witnessed the evolution of Duma Boko, the boy who emerged from a low-income neighbourhood of Mahalapye to become a poised presidential candidate

Growing up in a rural village where toys, television sets, and a family vehicle were a luxury that could engender envy among neighbours, owning such could catapult one to celebrity status. It was even a huge achievement if such a toy was a typewriter.

When he was growing up in the Xhosa One Ward in Mahalapye, Duma Boko was this boy.  He was so brilliant, knowledgeable, and most importantly confident in whatever he set out to do.

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Deadly weekend demands immediate vigilance

The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...

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