Warrant Officer Potongwane holds BDF�s institutional memory

I still foresee a situation where the second pair goes on to enjoy government cushioning through appointments in the diplomatic service. I have always wondered why Lt Gen Masire is still somewhat left in the cold in terms of key political appointments. We all know that he seats in this and that board but that is far from enough in terms of what we already know to be precedence.

I can with a degree of certainty predict that Gen Masire is going to be a beneficiary in the coming changes in government. Parliament has just passed through key changes in the number of specially elected Members of Parliament as well as the increase of cabinet. If Gen Fisher has achieved a post in the diplomatic service, Gen Masire deserves better. The latter was more loyal than his predecessor and for that reason he deserves better.