In defence of the BNF left Reply to Cde Boko (Part 1)
Sunday, May 10, 2020
We were left wondering why Cde Duma Boko found it appropriate to initiate a debate on such a wide range of issues – from the state of the BNF to weighty and complex questions such as the relevance of Marxism and the historical meaning of the Russian revolution in a party newspaper hastily published on the eve of a party congress.
If for the sake of general theoretical education and enlightenment of party members, such a discussion was deemed important it would have been better to initiate it through more detailed internal discussion documents channelled through party structures well before the party congress, to facilitate a more rational and enriching exchange of views. It is obvious that some of these issues cannot even be adequately dealt with within the columns of a party newspaper.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...