That will be a sad day indeed. Despite everything else, Botswana politics so far has been free of ethnic bigotry. Constitutional ethnic equality, in time, is non-negotiable! Nobody loses anything.

After falling out with his protégé and successor, Khama formed a rival party, Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) to challenge President Masisi and the BDP. That changed everything. A key question is the ...

Is ethnicity not a major issue in Botswana? Should those uninterested in ethnic identity be left out of the picture, left alone? Is there a group of misguided troublemakers who are busy stoking ...