I’m going nowhere – Nkawana

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has dismissed growing political activity in Selebi Phikwe East, insisting that the constituency remains firmly under its control despite intensified campaigns by the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Addressing a rally on Saturday in Selebi Phikwe, Selebi Phikwe East Member of Parliament, Kgoberego Nkawana, assured supporters that he remains committed to the BCP and is not swayed by political pressure or financial inducements. It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs.

We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees.

We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD…