Why 2019 elections already feel like they don't matter
I have written about how the British colonial administration prepared us for our very first General Elections of 1965 here, in the northern part of the then Bakhwanaland (correct spelling of "Bechuanaland") Protectorate. An educational film was released, in which the main actors were a couple - Mosupi and his wife ( Mosupi ne nkadzi uwe ). The only Tswana language word in that whole half hour or so film was "Mosupi". Everything else was in Kalanga language. The couple's clothing was blue-themed as is our flag. Our elections' colours have stayed the same colour for every election since; until the current election registration exercise changed them to red! And of course the 1965 elections were the last to address Kalangas in Kalanga language. Our "independent" Republic government has since banned Kalanga language. So when I recently saw the red elections advertisement billboard, emblazoned with the word "iketleetse" in central Masunga tow...