Khama�s six years of pitfalls
Thursday, April 17, 2014
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Khama
It turned out to be just empty talk.But under Khama’s reign, Botswana is fast regressing to the level of another Banana Republic in Africa.
The President’s contempt for the private media, labour movement and academia is legendary.
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