Sir Seretse Khama - leader of a fascist Tswana pack
Two recent newspaper reports have caught my eye. The first report is in the Sunday Standard newspaper dated 25 April - 1st May. It speculates that this year's Sir Seretse Khama's centenary celebrations are likely to be a Serowe affair, rather than a national one. The second report is in The Voice newspaper of 30th April, 2021, and is titled "Botswana deports 57 refugees". The fake fall-out between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and former president Ian Khama has had a devastating effect on prospects for national reconciliation between the Tswana speaking tribes and the rest of "Botswana's" tribes, particularly the Kalanga speaking tribes. Even assuming that the fall-out was real, its influence on, among other things, the voting patterns in the 2019 General elections cannot be disputed. The southern Tswana tribes overwhelmingly deserted the Botswana National Front (BNF) whose leader was perceived to be supporting Ian Khama, in favour of the Botswana Democra...