I use the word discontentment deliberately and carefully, for how could we as the people of Kgalagadi South not be discontented? For the past year, we have had no representation at Parliament for obvious reasons. It is also unfortunate that our Member of Parliament happened to be the Minister of Lands & Agriculture, Agriculture being the largest provider of jobs in our part of the country outside the central government, local government, and other government-related organisations.
We have no industry really outside agriculture. Our MP’s inability to carry out his duties, therefore, dealt a double blow to the constituency. This discontentment stretches back beyond the past year, though. I believe it is this very discontentment that led to an opposition party winning the region for only the second time since John Toto of the Botswana National Front (BNF) wrestled it from Neo Moroka of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). As stated, we have no industry outside of agriculture.
