Mantswe undecided on BFA presidency
Friday, June 14, 2019

Mantswe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Mantswe, who is the Botswana Premier League (BPL) board vice chairperson, stood in 2016, but came a distant third, behind Tebogo Sebego and the eventual winner, Maclean Letshwiti.
He had anchored his campaign on ‘integrity’ promising to clean the game.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...