Political education crisis weakens party accountability

To begin with, political education plays a fundamental role in shaping informed, active, and ideologically grounded party members. It equips individuals with a clear understanding of their party’s culture, constitution, and guiding principles. More importantly, it empowers them to meaningfully participate in decision-making processes and to hold leadership accountable.

In democratic systems, informed participation is not optional; it is essential. Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament…