Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Since the succession of Lieutenant-General Ian Khama to the presidency in April 2008, an escalation in the militarisation and personalisation of power in Botswana has taken place.
Repressive agencies have been operationalised, military personnel have entered government in increased number, an informal coterie of advisers has come into being around Khama, and a spate of accusations [...]
If you asked why President Ian Khama is controversial I would answer in three words: Marriage of inconvenience.
When we returned to London from Oxford, I went to the Trafalgar Square and bought a copy of the Daily Telegraph. It was probably the only British newspaper that morning which carried a two-paragraph story from Africa [...]
Ian Khama is a flop Its almost 16 months since Seretse Khama ’s eldest son took office as President of Botswana on April Fool’s day last year thanks to the outdated and a very undemocratic piece of legislation, automatic succession. Automatic succession imposes handpicked individual such as Khama for the people even [...]
Batswana are in the dark about who will be their next president after President Ian Khama, and can only speculate.
It is an open secret that Vice President Mompati Merafhe will not take over from Khama after 10 years. There is a school of thought that Merafhe will only hold the fort until 2014.
Initially [...]
KASANE – President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama has told Chobe residents that the nomination of Kgosi Moffat Sinvula of Mabele to Ntlo ya Dikgosi was based on his capabilities.
Addressing a kgotla meeting in Pandamatenga, General Khama said he was not looking at geographical locations when he nominated Kgosi Sinvula.
The President was responding to [...]
GABORONE – Ministers have declared their assets to President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama.
Minister for Defence, Justice and Security, Mr Ramadeluka Seretse said at a media briefing, Monday, that the move was a response to calls from some quarters that politicians should declare their assets.
The first person to be concerned about the lavish life [...]
SEROWE – It was all smiles when children in Serowe received Christmas hampers from President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama.
The children thronged the Presidents home in large numbers on Christmas Day.
President Khama gives Serowe children gifts on an annual basis on behalf of the Lady Khama Charitable Foundation.
Councillor for Serokolwane, Mr Molefhi Setlalekgosi praised [...]
A Secure Passport
The Minister of labour and Home affairs, Mr Peter Siele has issued the President Lt gen Ian Khama with the first Botswana e-passport. He said the travel document has a chip based security feature.
Siele noted that all International Civil Aviation member states are expected to have complied with the issuance of machine readable [...]
We are shocked to hear that Cabinet Ministers have been attempting to placate their boss, President Ian Khama, this week. We learn that they have been ordered, perhaps cajoled, to declare their assets, liabilities and interests.
In other countries, people would celebrate this as a small step towards transparency. But small steps, though often commendable, [...]
President Ian Khama’s lieutenants came with their guns blazing as they defended him when debating his State of the Nation address last week.
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They warned against waging attacks against the President.
Some of the senior officials who spoke in defence of Khama were the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Ndelu Seretse and the Minister of Infrastructure, [...]