BOT50: Happy is a nation that has no history :: Mmegi Online

The Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture is busy preparing for the biggest party of Botswana’s lifetime to celebrate 50 years of independence. The festivities are coordinated by Bot50, which has spent millions of pula towards what promises to be an unforgettable show.

Some people have argued that this milestone should be used to also look back on where this country comes from. But it appears priorities have been shifted to a day of dancing and playing instead of introspection. Are we that lost and without soul that on this 50 years of independence we could be crossing borders to procure foreigners to come and teach us how to dance on our independence day? Well, I am getting ahead of myself.

The preamble of the Official 1965 Bechuanaland Protectorate Handbook described us as the happiest Africans ever lived because we do not have any history.

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