Maybe ZANU PF and its leader, BNF are better, who knows!! THE "DEVIL" WE KNOW MIGHT BE BETTER THAN THE "ANGEL" WE DONT KNOW, PERIOD!! How did you know gore thats exactly whats in my heart, i mean everything you said my spirit said 'YES THATS RIGHT' to it? Votes: +1

There has been so much in the media about the threat to democracy by our new president but the silence from him and his spin doctors is deafening. The issues being brought up are real, whether we are talking about an overrepresentation of former or present military personnel in civilian institutions, gagging of ruling party politicians or undebated seemingly impetuos policies in such issues as Agriculture, alcohol abuse etc.

It would do the country a lot of good if the President engaged the media and showed that he can consult with people at intellectual level. We all know the limitations of consultations at the kgotla level- the lack of representativess as well as the superficial tackling of issues. If the president were to personally engage the press and the elite in discussing some of these contentious issues, at least opinion leaders would appreciate him more at a personal level. He is still too distant from that segment of society, which in fact is more influential now on voters than he or the ruling party may think. Votes: +1

The ruling of today in Botswana is that of Goliath in the bible with democracy at stake but dictatorship flourishing. Its full of victimizing the potential individuals who are capable of promoting democracy in the so called democratic Botswana. I am giving Botswana one and half years, I am telling you bagamma it will be like our neighboring country Rhodesia. Something has to be done and we need to stand up for the future of Botswana but the problem now is that if you question and perhaps suggest you get victimized, so its better we use Botswana’s resources to equip ourselves with the up coming appalling situation so as to be marketable internationally as in running away to other countries to work there, and perhaps ask for citizenships. So I can advise Batswana to use and exhaust all the potential resources to get educated and get ready for outside market. The other problem we are facing now is with the opposition parties is that they are still high-ceilinged on top of the Jumping castles and kidding, they are enjoying themselves like children during a Christmas party. Imagine! Bo Moupo ruri, mathata, ba ko mantlwaneng ba tshameka diketo.

I really don’t know what to say on this because I am an ordinary woman with less or no political intelligence but I strongly feel we need to address this issue by any possible means. We need intelligent people up there like the likes of Lefesto, my president, Mogae, an economist, somebody who sees things upfront like a prophet. I wish I was a poet nkabo ke mo tsatsanka.
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If MPs can be recalled on the basis of utterances that they made in parliament they will cease to be free thinking agents we desire to see representing us in parliament,the media bill is yet to be debated in parliament who will stand up against the bill if MPs are recalled for what they say in parliament. What will be the reason for voting a representative who cannot raise our grievances in parliament. Members of parliament should be the voice of their representative and above all the voice of the voiceless, therefore, they should not be recalled for utterances that they make in parliament, the party's interests don't come first, the nation comes first for democracy during my primary school days was defined as "the government of the people for the people by the people." This is not to say MPs should do or say outrageous things in parliament. Votes: +0