What regime change would mean for BDP, opposition

 The uncomfortable corner the ANC finds itself in reminds me of the same corner the BDP hovered over when its former Number 1 went ‘haywire’. These events evoke a sense of nostalgia for change in African politics, and for me as a politically homeless voter and a student of politics, the prospect of transformation is not just for the country, but also for political its parties.

My curiosity is stimulated primarily, by the ‘improbable’ (in the short term) but the not impossible eventuality of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) losing elections. What would it mean for the party that has not known nor constructively imagined life outside of State House Drive? What would it mean for the crop of opposition parties that have been throwing stumps from across the aisle their whole lives? I think the verdict has long been out about the health of the ruling party and its below par performances over the years. I view the BDP’s fate as self-inflicted. But in essence, I also view its unfortunate blunders as carefully constructed lessons and signs (from our ancestors perhaps) for the much-needed substantive introspection the country needs.