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REGISTERED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS AS A NEWSPAPER Volume IV No. 5 Organ of the Bechuanaland Democratic Party JULY, 1966 Local Government Elections: A Post-mortem THE Local Government Elections, the first in self-governing Bechuanaland, soon to be called , have come and passed, and their results must necessarily be assessed against a number of circumstances, coming as they do a year only after the smashing victory of the Bechuanaland Democratic Party at the first national elections in March 1965. DISCOMFITURE OF THE OPPOSITION AT NOMINATION As far as the opposition parties were concerned their defeat was decided at the nomination on the 23rd May. In spite of the much publicised coalition or election pact between the Pechuanaland People's Party and the Independence Party, the former could only field forty-nine (49) candidates for the total possible of 165 seats while the latter managed only twenty-one (21). The newly-launched Botswana National Front, which had waged a war of nerves by trying to make the country believe they had captured all the followers of the Democratic Party, was able to field only seven, although it is possible that two or three so-called independents in Lobatsi were Front supporters who did not have the guts to stand under their proper colours. The nomination results were that 82 of the B.D.P. candidates, and one Independent were returned unopposed, about 50% of the total possible seats. The election contest was for the balance of 82 seats, and the final result was as follows: Bechuanaland Democratic Party 136 Bechuanaland People's Party 21 Bechuanaland Independence Party 5 Independents 3 Botswana National Front Nil 165 VOTES CAST ACCORDING TO PARTIES Following are the totals of votes cast according to parties for the 82 contested seats: B.D.P.: 30,934; B.P.P.: 10,473; B.I.P.: 3,346; B.N.F.: 398; Independents: 1432; Total 46,583 (37147). On the above total the average number of votes cast for each of the 82 contested seats is 580, and based on this average, the total number of votes for the 82 uncontested B.D.P. seats is 47,560, so that the total number of votes for the B.D.P., in both contested and uncontested seats is 30,934 plus 47,560 or 78,494, which works out at 83% of the total votes cast. ELECTIONS THE ELECTION RESULTS BY DISTRICT At nomination the B.D.P. won 100%o of the seats for the Kgalagadi and Councils, and at election swept out the very feeble opposition in three more Councils, namely Ngwaketse-Rolong, Kweneng a n d Gaberones, while out of a total of 32 seats for the Central District (Ngwato), only one seat was won by the B.P.P., whose successful candidate will need all the courage he can muster to constitute a oneman opposition in a house of thirtysix government members. As one would expect, the distribution of opposition candidates was * Continued on page 2 For your PRINTING and STATIONERY BECHUANALAND PRESS (PTY.) LTD. P.O. Box 64 Mafeking PRINTERS OF THIS NEWSPAPER

PAGE TWO THERISANYO - CONSULTATION JULY, 1986 LOCAL GOVT. ELECTIONS A POST=MORTEM * Continued from page 1 most patchy. Through their election pact the B.PP. and B.I.P. had respective areas of the country assigned to one or the other of the two parties. The B.P.P. candidates were confined to the North East District (Tati), , and Kgatleng, while the B.I.P. candidates stood in the east and south of the Central Region (Ngwato) and of course in the North West Region (Tawana) where the leader can exploit to advantage the old tribal feuds between the Tawana and the Bayei. Yet in spite of this alliance, in spite of the filet thate co-operation in disposition of candidates should have assisted them to field a larger number, in fact to cover the whole field, the B.P.P. - B.I.P. united front could only field between them a total of seventy candidates, which was not even fifty per cent of the 165 candidates needed. BOTSWANA NATIONAL FRONT'S POOR SHOW The front, a new party that was launched with some aplomb last year, and which tried to make us believe they had broken up the B.D.P. completely, had Kgatleng, Kweneg, Barolong Farms, and the rest swept clean of B.D.P. influence, only managed to poll 398 for the seven candidates they fielded. The General Secretary of the Party, who stood at his home in Ramoutsa, with all the advantages of contesting a s e at where he was born and brought up, polled a mere 54 votes against 334 cast for our candidate, but his was a better performance, for in Kgatleng the only two Front Candidates polled between them 29 votes, 14 and 15 respectively, while their only canlidate in the Ngwaketse District -ould must only 16 votes in a three-ornered seat which the B.D.P. canlidate won by polling 430 votes. One loes not think that the B.N.F. ionestly believes in such democratic )ractices as the election of representttives on a multi-party basis, probtbly they will still make themselves 'elt by staging demonstrations, and )y some other unholy methods which ve shall not mention to-day, but their first effort to sell their doctrines to the public have failed dismally. THE FATE OF THE INDEPENDENTS One would like to discriminate in making any reference to this group of candidates. Of necessity one or two had to choose to stand as independents for good personal reasons, whieh were acceptable; but the rest did so for reasons of cowardice and selfishness. In Lobatsi and Ramoutsa obviously one or two of the independent candidates fully sympathised with the B.N.F., but did not have the guts to nail the red flag of that party, emblazoned with the usual hammer and sickle, to their mast. They were too spineless to support their political beliefs openly, that is if they hold any, and they were going to disclose their identity, show their cards, only after they had been elected. Like true pirates many of the independents were approaching their quarry under false colours, and would only haul up th black flag with the skull and cross bones when they were within striking reach. The majority of the Independents chose to stand as such because they felt they should have been selected by their parties as candidates, and failing to secure the party candidature, they would rebel against their parties and stand as Independents. These constitute that sad class of men who consider themselves the only people who matter. If they join a party they must necessarily be chosen as candidates for election, and if they should get elected tljey must necessarily obtain an office in the Cabinet, and in that succession, and by the same logic of thinking, they are the only men who must occupy the office of head of the government, or even that of state. Nobody else is good enough. For this reason eighty per cent of the eighteen independent Candidates stood on no party ticket. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ELECTION RESULTS FOR THE B.D.P. If they are capable of reading any meaning into such election results as these, the official opposition. namely the B.P.P., will have to reassess their position in relation to the electorate, and modify some of the wild claims they made on two occasions last year, that is if these claims were made in seriousnes, which I do not believe. In his noconfidence speech in July the leader of the Opposition claimed that there had been cheating and intimidation during the national election in March 1965. During the debates on the indep. endence motion in January he chal. lenged the B.D.P. government to hold an election, and make independ. ence its main issue. He wildly claimed that the nation was behind him in his opposition to independence under the present government, that he had the mandate from the people to take the stand he did in opposing the government's plans for independence, that the electorate had seen through, and had had enough of the B.D.P., and would reject the party if it went to the country on the in. dependence issue. It was barely six months since these extravagant claims were made when the local government elections were held, for which, as we explained above, the B.P.P. could not raise one third of the candidates required, and even through alliance with the BI.P( could not raise half the numbe needed. Of the forty nine seats they contested they were able to win only three-sevenths. Somewhere above I express a reservation as to whether the Opposition ever believe what they say, for all the claims of a mandate from the people have been completely negatived by these local election results, but I know they will have something else to say, perhaps once more they had been cheated! SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS!! PAGE TWO THERISANYO - CONSULTATION JULY, 1966

~JULY, 1966 THERISANYO - CONSULTATION PAGE THREE DITLHOPHO TSA MAKGOTLA A DIKGAOLO GWEDI ya Seetebosigo e le 13 batho ba Botswana ba ne ba tlhopha baemedi ba bone ba Makgotla a Dikgaolo. Fa go tshwantshiwa ditlhopho tse le tsa agogola tsa puso e tona, go tla lemosega gore palo ya batlhophi e ne e le kwa" tlase. Selo se se dirafala mo mafatshing otlhe, ditbhopho tsa Makgotla a Dikgao. lo ga di ke ditlhobaetsa batho jauka fa go tlhophiwa goromente. GO SENOLA SEEMO SA NGOGOLA Ditlhopho tse tsa Makgotlana di senotse seemo sa ngogola. Ga go a nna diphetogo dipe tse di kae kae ka gore kgaolo e e tihophileng Domkrag pele, e tlhophile yone le gompieno, mine e e neng e tlhophile Mapipoloso e ntse e dirile jalo. Dikgaolo tsa Franeistown, Tati le di tihophile Mapipoloso ka bontsi. Ditihopho di ne tsa ema jaana: Domkrag 136, Pipoloso 21, Kgomo e tshwana 5 ba e seng diphathi 3. Jaaka Botswana bo kgaogantswe ka dikgaolo di le 12, Domkraga e na le baemedi ba le bantsi (majority) nio dikgaolong di le 10. Mo go tsone dikgaolo tse some (10) tse, di le tihano (5) tsa tsone ga di na moemedi wa phathi epe fa e se ma-Domkrag fela. Dikgaolo tseo ke Ghanzi, Kgalagadi, Ngwaketse, Kweneng le Gaberone. Lefatshe la ga- Mmangwato le na le dikgaolo di le 32 mine Domkrag e tsere di le 31 tsa tsone. DOMKRAG E TSENTSE LONAO MO GOORA-PIPOLOSO Lefa go ntse jalo, teng mo mafe.ag a se-Pipoloso, e a o e belle marole poo e khunong. Kwa Francistown le Tati Domkrag e na le baemedi ba le ba-bedi mo go nngwe le nngwe. Kwa Kgatleng e re etswa e le lesaka Ia Pipoloso, DIomkrag e emetswe ke batho ba le 8 fa Pipoloso e na le ba le (6) barataro fela. DITLHOPHO DI ARABA MORENA MATA2NTE Go tla lemogwa gore Morena Matante le Ma-popoloso otlhe ba ntse ba na le puo e e reng go nne le ditihopho pele ga Boipuso jo bo tletseng. Ba bua jaana ka maikutlo a a reng seshaba sa Botswana se fetogetse Domkrag mme se setse Pipoloso morago. Tlhopho ya Seetebosigo e le 13 e arabile polelo e. Goromente o ne a bolela fa tihopho e tla dirala mine phathi nngwe le nngwe Ya Iteka .thata go baya baemedi ba yone gore e tie e laole makgotlana a dikgaolo. Batho ba tlhophile ka kitso e e tletseng ya gore ba tihopha ba latetse diphathi go ya ka fa ba di Itumelelang ka teng. BATSWANA BA ITLHOPHETSE DOMKRAG GAPE. Se se supa gore gu gona boammaruri mo polelong e e reng Morena Seretse Khama ga a tshwanela go tsaya bolpuso jo bo tletseng. Ba gaetsho, go swa motho a ala diatla ke botlhogole mine se supegetseng lefatshe gore 10 bo matlhogole. BATHO GA BA RERISIWA Fa Morena Matante a le kwa London ka Tlhakole o boleletse phuthego ya tsa Boipuso gore batho ba Botswana ga ba rerisiwa, ga ba itse fa go tshwanetse ga tsewa Boipuso. Le gale se se leng boammaruri ke gore fa e sale ka ditlhopho tse dikgolo (General Elections) Mapipoloso ga a ise a ke a tsamaye le lefatshe la Botswana ba lekola ba bile ba rerisanya le batho. Ke gone ka moo ba sa itseng gore batho ba rerisitswe. Se re le ma-Domkrag re ntse re se utlwa fa re tsamaya le metse le dikgaolo. Re utlwa fa e be gore ba simolotse go bonwa fa ditlhopho tsa dikgaolo di simologa. Le go motlheng ono mo mafelong a le mantsi a Botswana Mapipoloso ga ba ise ba ye go bolelela batho ka ga ditlhopho tsa dikgaolo mie ga re ka ke ra gakgamala fa ba ka tsoga ba re ba. tho ba ne ba sa bolelelwa ka ga dithopho tse. Gape batho ba gongwe ba ka bong ba sa itse ka ga merero ke Mapipoloso ka bo bone ka gore (a) fa go bidiwa diphuthego gore batho ba boleleiwe, ba rewa ke baeteledi ba bone gore ba se ye diphuthegong tse, (b) fa kitsiso e tla ka dipampiri ga ba di bale, (c) fa morero o tsenye ka Lekgotla la Melao (Legislative Assembly) baemedi ba bone ga ba ba bolelele boammaruri jo bo boletsweng, mine go le gantsi ba bopa megopolo e sele ba e bee batho pele mo dikgaolong tse ba di emetseng. Maforanta le bone ba ne ba ntse ba bua ka gore ba gapile batho ba Botswana ba le bantsi. Ba ne ba bolela fa bone ba itse botoka, ba tlhalosa botoka mine bagaetsho nama ya nku e tona ga e itukulwe. Rona ga re ipolele fa re na le batho, re shoma thutlwa ka seditse ka e le fano batho ba re tihophile. Batswana ke seshaba se se lemogang fa botswerere ja molomo bo ise bo ke bo boloke ope, ke jaaka fa ba ba ntshitse fela ba iphotlhere. Jalo he bagaetsho, lo seka lwa tlhola lo forwa ke batho ba ba tpatlelang maemo fela ka go lo solofetsa go lo folosetsa dinaledi. A re itekeng Batswana, botshelo ho mo maogong le mo ditlhaloganyong tsa rona eseng mo melomong. A go itsiwe gore fela jaaka ba diphathi tse dingwe ba forile batho ka gore ba na le balatedi ba ba fetang ba Domkrag, le ditsholofetso ke diphoro fela jalo. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION RESULTS POLLS PER PARTY PER DISTRICT North-West Dist. 1863 740 1986 - - 4589 North-East Dist. 1224 2343 - - 456 4023 Francistown Dist. 640 2110 - - 12 2762 Central Dist. 16991 2004 1241 223 164 20623 Kgatleng Dist. 1903 1961 119 29 116 4128 Kweneng Dist. 3723 447 - - 58 4228 South-East Dist. 1890 478 - 86 29 2483 Gaberones T/Dist. 121 55 - - 46 222 Ngwaketse Dist. 1980 85 - 16 261 2342 Lobatsi Dist. 599 250 - 44 290 1183 30934 10473 3346 398 1432 46583 B.D.P.'s Overall Majority - 15,285 B.D.P.'s Percentage Poll - 66.4% Mr. T. Makuku (B.D.P.) of North Polling District with 1873 votes has both the biggest poll and the biggest majority of 1679 against his B.I.P. and Independent opponents with 166 and 28 respectively. ,JULY, 1966 °JULY, 1966 THER1SANYO - CONSULTATION PAGE THREE

FOREIGN POLICY OF THE BOTSWANA NATIONAL FRONT In their pamphlet, entitled "Basic Organisation of the Front" the Botswana National Front writer gives some space to the party's foreign relations policy, in contrast to what they allege to be the co-operation with imperialist, followed by the Bechuanaland Democratic Party. The B.N.F. writer tries to differentiate between non-alignment and neutrality in paragraph 6. He asserts that neutrality is a mere play on words and that essentially neutrality does not exist, but one wonders if he is not likewise pulling wool over his readers' eyes by professing to follow the policy of non-alignment, particularly as he gives non-alignment quite a novel meaning when he writes: "Non-alignment will be understood to mean that since our National Democratic Front is composed of many elements, e.g. patriotic chiefs, rich and poor peasants, workers and students, etc. all of which elements are opposed to imperialism, the National Democratic Front will of necessity follow an anti-imperialist policy, in fact the Front exists to oppose imperialism . . ."' This is a mere play on words. Dr. Koma, or whoever the writer is, knows fully well what is meant by non-alignment in current international politics, and it is naive of him to imagine that we can be taken in so easily into accepting the new meaning that it pleases him to give to this political concept. Non-alignment in present international relations refers to belonging to neither of the two main world political blocks, East or West, Communist or Capitalist, and not participating in the struggle between these two camps. The writer for the B.N.F. knows this quite well, but he purposely wants to confuse the issue, to put his readers on the wrong trail, because he does not want it to be known that he in fact :is in the communist camp, or that he serves the cause of communism. Perhaps the most ridiculous statement in paragraph 6 of this pamphlet is to claim that . . . "because it (National Democratic Front) is democratic in the sense that it suppresses all anti- national elements while it wages a struggle for the rights of the people - - ." This is an example of the low opinion that the leader or leaders of the B.N.F. have of the Batswana. The writer expects us to believe that democracy can co-exist with suppression Perhaps only the communist brand of democracy does advocate co-existence with the suppression of contrary political views and doctrines. B.N.F. WRITER MOST SELFONTRADICTORY While in paragraph 8 on page 3 the writer claims that the B.N.F. will not identify itself with any military block, that it will, in fact, be non-aligned, in the same paragraph he talks of "the wide struggle for the liberation of Africa". This calls to mind the ghastly discoveries made in Ghana during the recent coup de tat. Two camps are said to have been found been tucked away in deep recesses of Ghanaian tropical forests, at which saboteurs from several African countries were being trained to go back and wage guerilla warfare in their respective countries against their lawfully elected governments. The instructors for the ghastly work in these ghastly camps were Russian and Chinese recruits, who have since been repatriated. The people of Bechuanaland are entitled to know if some of the scholarships which have been awarded to some of their young men and women by certain political parties were not intended for training in sabotage at these camps or at similar camps. OPEN ADMISSION OF COMMUNIST TIES In paragraph 8 the writer refers to communism for the first time without tempering the concept by speaking of it as Socialism. He refers to the current ideological struggle between Moscow and Pekeng, and admits that their "Liberation Move. ment" must define its attitude to. wards this struggle, because ,the socialist camp is the "basic element in the world anti-imperialist Front". Our readers will recall that the B.N. F. writer has admitted that their party was essentially anti-imper. ialist, and here he openly admits that the "basic element" of their struggle against imperialism is the socialist or communist camp, which simply means that the source of their inspiration, of their spiritual and material strength, is the com-1 munist camp. He could not put it down more clearly, yet Dr. Koma is now going round the country disclaiming all communist orientation for his party. No doubt his disaproval of communism is prompted by the setback that it has suffered in Africa during the last twelve months. Most of the coups in Africa recently have had repudiation of Communism as their object, and throughout the continent, in Algeria, Ghana, Kenya and In. donesia in the East, Communism is being forced to retreat. This accounts for the current loud disclaim of communism by the prophets of the B.N.F. THE B.N.F. AND OUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURS In our reply to Pamphlet No. of the B.N.F. we pointed out that the Front aimed at turning Bechuanaland into a battle-ground in the struggle between the Liberation movement and the surrounding countries of South Africa, Rhodesia, Mozambique and Angola. We still hold tenaciously to this conclusion in spite of the clumsy attempts by the writer of the latest pamphlet in paragraph 10 to refute our accusations I call these attempts clumsy and artless for in paragraph 9 the writer claims that "the Botswana National Front is of necessity part of -the liberation struggle that is being waged in Africa", but in the very next line the writer suddenly develops cold feet, and continues in a different and less militant tone: "This does not imply that we have intentions of interfering 14 * Conti ue on Vwe 6 JULY, IM6 THERISANYO - CONSULTATION PAGE FOUR

THERISANYO - CONSULTATION Church Movement as a Pattern for Our National Cause In addressing the Botswana Church Council Conference in Gaberones, the Minister of Labour and Social Services, Mr. B. C. Thema made observations relating to the part the churches can play in building up Botswana. His speech centered around two of the aims of the council, namely N drawing churches into greater understanding and unity and 0 enabling them to bear a more united witness in the community so that they may serve it more effectively. The facts advanced here, although they were initially addressed to the churches, serve equally well for a young country like Botswana which is trying to unite its factions for a national cause. The Minister, for instance, spoke of the people in the lay world being highly impressed, "at the winds of change that we can observe blowing in or through the church, sweeping out the settled dust of denominational seclusiveness, isolationism and intolerance" "It is significant that the church should be making an endeavour to bridge or to narrow denominational gulfs just at this time, for it is an action which should go a long way 'towards reinforcing current international efforts at promoting world peace"; he added. The level headed people of Botswana, and indeed all our wellwishers throughout the world, desire to see the same wind of change sweeping out the settled dust of tribal seclusiveness, isolation and intolerance. One regrets, however, that a few secessionists like the Botswana National Front and the B.P.P. advocate the breaking-of the already merging Batswana groups into their former rival factions. The B.P.P., surprisingly, have not learnt from the two main blows they sustained as a result of the splits their party developed:., 2 people lost confidence in them because they worked at cross purposes to their aim - breaking instead of building the nation, E their supporters in other countries no longer gave them aid as they discovered that theirs was not a national but a factional issue. Further more, if ever these parties get into power by constitutional means one wonders what plans they have to "re-teach" the people to stand united as against their present sermons of separation. Through Batla-pele ba re, "ngwana e a re go lelela legodu a le newe". Batswana ba Botswana le rona re rile re batla go tshwana le mafatshe a mangwe a Afrika ra ipusa, ra itirela. Re ntse sego rona ka gore kwa ntle ga gore Ennyelane ga a ka a nna manganga go reetsa kopo ya rona le go re neela se re neng re se batla, ga re a ka ra kgorelediwa ka sepe kgotsa ke bape ka go re ema pele. Mo dipuong tsa dipolitiki, e ne ga nna puo ya bana ba lapa ya bo-Morena Motsete, Mpho, le batlotlegi bo Morena Philip Matante le Ngaka Seretse Khama. Ke sone se le bonang re tsenye ditlhophong tsa seshaba tsa 1965 ra ba ra tsaya Puso, ra boela ra tsena mo ditlhophong tsa dipuso tsa selegae tsa 1966 go sena tshololo ya madi. Re galaletsa baeteledi ba, le makgotla a bona. Ee, jaanong ga re itse gore Ma-Front a ga Morena Kenneth Koma a mowa wa sekomanisi ona a tla re tlela ka dife, le gale ga re itse gore a kapo sefolotsananyana sa lekgotlana la bona se tla mametlega, ka re bona le sa tswa ka sepe mo ditlhophong tse di sa tswang go feta tsa Puso tsa Selegae. Gongwe le tla swela mo tlung ntse ba re ba tsamaya mo matlung. Dikgosanyana tsa bo mabusago-sulwe, Domkrag e ntse e wa dimatlo le leshaba mo leubeng go batlela batho le diruiwa botshelo. MaFront a ila a tlwa fa go tla ditlhopho, e bo e le gona ba ntshang mosi ka sekhurumelo ba sa bolo go swela magapeng. Ba tla ka dia pharatlha short-sightedness, ambition and lust for power some of our young men cannot realise that this their tactic is a two-pointed sword. To all the Batswana I would like to say that we should transfer the advice given to the church council to ourselves and take heed that we are not tempted to lose our target - unity and progress. ba re batho ba ba tlhophe, batho le go ba itse ba sa ba itse. Waai, ba utlwa ka mosi wa kamela - kana Batswana ga se dieleele. Ba itlhophela rrabo Domi, morokotso ga tlhoboga bo-monnaa-rona Ma-Pipoloso. E iketlile Domkraga ya ga Seretse -a-Sekgoma, khunofu yoora-Kgama. E ntse e a tsholetsa, e kwetoga e iketlile ka tidimalo. E ntse e ntsha tlhogo , e ntsha tlhogo! Fa mathata a re a a gola, o ka re a e gakatsa gore e tie go fetisa. E feretha lofhetlho lwa Domkrag ntse e nyenya e khukhwa e e mangole a ditshipi ya ga Ma-Quett. Ba mo eme noka Madomi le Madongwana. Ka ditlhopho tsa 1965, Domkrag e gapile ditilo di le 28 mo palong ya 31. Ka thopho ya tsa Legae ya 1966, e gapile ditilo di le 136 mo palong ya 165. Ma-Front a batho a utlwa ntse se re, "ngaoo!" A mine Domkraga tiro tsa yona di a bonala ? E, di a bonala, le difofu iota da a di bone. Ga di bonwe fela ke ba ba matlho a sa rateng go bona. Ka bokhutshwane, mosepele wa Maun o khutshwafaditswe e bile o bofefo ka tsela e e tswang Francistown e katilwe ya bo ya tlhamaladiwa ka madi a Tona- Kgolo, Ngaka Seretse Khama a sale a a kopa kwa Amerika. Le ba ba neng ba re go senngwa madi ka ditsela, ba itumela go retselela mo ditseleng tse. Ba ne ba bun jaana go bonala ba lebetse fa go na le batho ba ba sa agang mo seporong, ba le bona ba nang le * Continued on page 7 DIPHETOGO TSA BOTSWANA - Ke Ramsay Diane Molefe - ' JULY, 1966 PAGE FIVE

PAGE SIx THERJSANYO - CONSULTATION JULY, 190 the internal affairs of any neighbouring state or any other state and he continues in paragraph 10: "The internal affairs of our neighbour do not concern us except only in the sense that we are part of the struggle that is being waged in Africa . . ." The above is a classical example of ambiguity and guile, for it is absolutely difficult to imagine how the Botswana National Front can claim to be a part of the stream of the liberation struggle, and yet have no intentions of interfering in the internal affairs of the neighbouring states whose imperialistic and neocolonialist policies are considered obnoxious and condemnable. Obviously the prophets of the National Front are beginnig to "blow hot and cold". The tone of the above quotations is different from that of the militant pronouncements we quoted recently from their Pamphlet No. 1, in which we quoted them as saying: "First let us state categorically that the oppressed people in the political region of which Bechuanaland is only a small part share the view that the liberation of South Africa, South West Africa, Mozambique, Angola and Rhodesia demand an a r m e d struggle because both sides in the struggle regard revolution and counter-revolution as the o n I y solution . . . " or the following: "farmed struggle has been placed on the agenda. The people are determined that what they could not obtain by several decades of persuasion they will now get by the sword". The above categorical pronouncements do not tally with the new ambiguous avowal of the Front that they have no intentions of interfering in the internal affairs of any neighbouring state. All that one can make out is that the leaders of the B.N.. are becoming unusually cautious in their reference to the neighbouring states and the part their Botswana would have to play in the struggle of the Liberation Movement against them. There is ample evidence that the author of the B.N.F. pamphlet is likewise adopting an approach to chiefs and chieftainship that is entirely different from that followed in Pamphlet No. 1, in which he referred to chief as . . . "parasites on the rest of the population, accumulating enormous amounts of wealth which they extort from the people and also as bribes or the purchaseprice of their favours . . ." In the same pamphlet there are several instances where chiefs are accused of theft of public property through misappropriation of matimela cattle, but the leaders of the B.N.F. must have realised that they have overplayed this note, and they are now, according to the tone of this new pamphlet, opening an entirely new front of attack. According to the B.N.F. author Batswana chiefs turned villains and tyrants with the introduction of indirect rule, and according to the author the "protectorate" was an arrangement whereby the chiefs were protected to oppress their people with impunity . . . Before this colonial era chiefs were patriots and heroes, who fought the colonial invaders in defence of -their people. The new approach of the B.N.F. is a mixture of flattery of the chiefs of the pre-colonial era, and a shift of blame from the modern chiefs to the colonialist for all the weaknesses of the former. We are satisfied that whoever has read through- Pamphlet No. 1 cannot be taken in by this change of tactics on the part of the B.N.F. Their purpose and aim is still to exploit the position of chiefs and their influence over their people to the advantage of the Front, and it is not hard to guess what would happen to the chiefs, all chiefs, if they should outline their usefulness. To quote Pamphlet No. 1 again: ".. . the shifts and turns in our tactical re-adjustment should be dictated by our strategy and our objectives. We must not be afraid of temporary alliance even with groups which it is our ultimate patriotic duty to annihilate . . ." These are the shifts and turns of the B.N.F., their objectives remain the same. FOREIGN POLICY OF THE BOTSWANA NATIONAL FRONT * Continued from page 4 Pitso ya Dinonyane -Ke Ramsey Diane Molefe Ke fitlhetee noyane di phuthegile Kgang-kgolo di lela ka -go bolaa, Le mae a tsown ga di a thathuse, Lenomg e le lona Modula-Setllo, Legalcbe e le Mokwala- Dikgang Di ne di le dintsi go se manno, Ntshe (Nche) a eme ka lcwa morago a tlhaetswe, Batlhanka botlhe ba ikabetse diM, Lethatvane lona 7e tsenye morago, Le ne le diiwe ike go tihapa dinao. Baopedi ba eme mo ditlhareMg, Go opea dikgaka le Ica maogo, Nonyane e e mabela rtogolori, " thogo pudutewana e sa tsofala, " se na aepe le dikgang t8a ntwa. Kgwaadira a seyo le mahututu; Ona a diilwe ke go tsoma dikhudu Mmamasilo ene a tshotse 7egamdo Le seditse a nnetse go thugs digin. tshana, A ya go foka marumo a dibolao. Go buile dibui di Ze dintsi Ga hopiwa ntshe go kona dikgag A kitla kI kodu, a retha lefatahe Kodu ya gagwe ya utlwala kgahala, Le ditau tsa bo tsa tshikinya meetse. PITSE E S ULE KWA MAFEKING MOTORS Re etele o tsilo Mafeking. Re tia go thusa matshwenyego otlhe a koloi ya gago. I Fa o rata go reka kolo e ncha kana e dirisitsweng, re bone re buisanye. 0 tia re duela fa o ka go kgonang. Mo go salang o tla nna o re ketla. Peterolo le yone re e go thelela kwa ntle ga tiego. Station Road Phone 21 MAFEKING JULY, Igo PAGE SIX THERISANYO - CONSULTATION

~ULY 196 THRISAYO -CONULTAIONPAGE SE1VEN Diphetogo tsa Botswana * Continued from page 5 ,tAhwanelo ya go eta le go isediwa ditshwanelo jaaka mongwe le mongwe. Le rre Motsamai Mpho o bile a .kgona go ya gae, le Bayei kwa ba bone ngwana wa bona yo o neng a retelewa ke tsela, a bo a thibelela mo fa a menoga kwa Johane. Ke dumela o leboga ka atla tse pedi. Tsamaya le ditsela tsa Botswana, o tla bona meratho (marogo) e mefsa e-e agilweng mo nakong ya Puso ya Domkrag. Go moratho kwa Nata, go wa Metsimotihaba gaufi le motse wa ga-Morwa le e mengwe. Le sebeela se se sa bolong go pala kwa Mochudi se fedile. A e dike e ruthagane jaaka e rata pula, Bakgatla ba tla dika ba ie masimo ba sa kgorelediwe ke molatswana wa Ngotwane. Tsholetsa Domkraga. Belega bana le baba ba gago! Advertising Tariff DISPLAY ADVERTS Full Page ...... R40.00 J Page ...... 25.00 I Page ...... R15.00 j Page ...... R 8.00 CLASSIFIED SMALLS 2e per word - Minimum 30e. - NEWS IN BRIEF - * More than 70 countries are being invited to send delegates to the Botswana Independnce Celebrations at the end of September. These include countries from the Commonwealth from the continent of Africa, and some other countries. The United Nations will also be invited to send a delegate. I * After 5 months of its operation the gigantic lift by British Aircraft into Zambia came to an end at the end of May. This airlift was ended because sufficient supplies of oil necessary to keep the Zambian economy running smoothly are now coming in by rail and road. The cost to the British taxpayer of this operation amounted to well over £3 million. * According to the "American News Digest," of the 50 free countries that have become independent since the end of the Second World War, not one has turned to communism. A number have at times seemed to have hovered on the brink but thus far at least, each of them has in the end realized that its nationalism and communism were not compatible and has drawn back, from the edge of the precipice. * The British High Commissioner to Botswana, after this country becomes Independent on September 30 this year will be Mr. John Stephen Gandee O.B.E., a member of the British Diplomatic Service and of the Commonwealth Office. * Basutoland is to become Independent under the name Lesotho on October 4 this year. It was announced from Buckingham Palace that Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent, will be the Queen's Special Representative at the Basutoland Independence Celebrations. * The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. M. P. K. Nkako, opening the Bamangwato Agricultural Show at , said that arrangements were being made to export up to 2,000 cattle on the hoof to the Bulawayo Cold Storage Commission by the end of June. * Assistant Superintendent of Prisons L. Ramokhua and Sergeant Warder G. G. Mavuma left Gaberones at the end of June to attend a Prison Officers' Training Course at H.M. Prison Officers' Training College, Wakefield, England. IN THIS ISSUE * Local Elections - Postmortem * Ditlhopho tsa Makgtlana * Foreign Policy of B.N.F. * Church Movement a Pattern Diphetogo tsa Botswana * District Councils P.O. Box 85 P------ts Lobatsi Pharmacy (Pty.) Ltd. PATENT MEDICINES - VETERINARY REMEDIES EYE TEST AND SPECTACLES SUPPLIED PHARMACEUTICAL$ AND TOILETRIES WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOUR MAIL ORDER FANCY GOODS ENQUIRIES WHICH RECEIVE SPECIAL AND DISPENSING OPTOMETRISTS PROMPT ATTENTION )MY, 1966 THERISANYO - CONSULTATION Lobatsi Phone III

PAGE EIGHT THERISANYO - CONSULTATION JULY, 1966 DISTRICT AND TOWNSHIP COUNCILS FRANCISTOWN TOWN COUNCIL 8 elected - 4 nominated - 12 B.D.P. 1. J. Anderson (Deputy Mayor), Government Camp; 2. A. Cohen, Francistown Central. B.P.P. 1. M. Anderson. Monarch; 2. M. Jonas, Francistown East; 3. P. M. Bakani, Blue Town; 4. P. K. Podiephatshwa, White City; 5. G. K. Leiowa, Tat! West; 6. G. 1. Modikwe, Riverside South - 6. Nominated I. . H. Walsingham, 2. G. M. K. Mmusi, 3. P. H. Mincher (Mayor), 4. S. Molotse - 4. GABERONES TOWNSHIP COUNCIL 8 elected - 4 nominated - 12. B.D.P. 1. B. R. Hirschfield, Government; 2. M. L. Lentswe. White City; 3. S. Makhaola, Naledi; 4. B. S. Thebe, North-East: 5. F_ F. Malan, Village; 6. G. L. Mogome, Ditakhana; 7. Mrs. G. Dambe, Agricultural Station -7. Independent 1. Rev. ]. D. Jones, South Ring. Nominated 1. Mrs. J. Nwako, 2. Mrs. 1. Fox, 3. L. Atkinson, 4. G. P. Cornish - 4. LOBATS! TOWN COUNCIL 8 elected - 4 nominated - 12 B.D.P. 1. E. 1. Haffejee, Station; 2. S. Scott (Deputy Mayor), Lobatsi Central; 3. R. W. Brownlow, Boswelatlou; 4. Mrs. A. Modise, Peleng Central; 5. B. 0. R. Borne, Peleng East; 6. G. Mostholapheko, Woodhall - 6. B.P.P. 1. J. L. Kgaboesele, Peleng East. Independent * 1. P. G. 1. Sebolao, Mission. Nominated 1. H. A. Musolf, 2. R. D. Molefe (Mayor), 3. S. Milner, 4. Rev. D. Serema. NORTH WEST DISTRICT COUNCIL 13 elected - 3 nominated - 16 B.D.P. 1. S. M. Santudu, Mann; 2. K. Bampusi, Botletle; 3. T. Sebera, Shakawe; 4. J. Molatlole, Bodiba; 5. K. Monwela, Sehitwa; 6. K. Joas, Tsau; 7 S. Mutukwa, - 7. B.P.P. 1. M. M. Simulya, Kachikau. B.I.P. 1. S. Goipatwabotho, Shorobe; 2. R. Bopadile, Sepopa: 3. T. Xhaakudi, Seronga; 4. S. Matho. mwe. Gomare; 5. R. Keothokile, Nokaneng - 5. Nominated 1. Rev. K. G. Mosiemang, 2. Saxago Maenge, 3. Motlaletshipi Samoxhose - 3. NORTH EAST DISTRICT COUNCIL 7 elected - 3 nominated - 10 B.D.P. I. S. Mafa, Kalakamati; 2. 1. Khupe, Inchwe. - 2. B.P.P. 1. K. K. Sechele, Makaleng; 2. N. Gunda, Mapoka; 3. L. Ziga, Tsessebe East; 4. S. Thogo, Southern Tati - 4. Independent 1. G. E. N. Mannathoko, Masunga. Nominated 1. K. P. Ramokate, 2. G. Moroka, 3. B. Masojane - 3. CENTRAL DISTRICT COUNCIL 32 elected - 5 nominated - 37 B.D.P. 1. M. Thuma, ; 2. K. Kopo, ; 3. B. Tsapo. : 4. S. Moalusi, Tlalamabele; 5. M. Nwako, ; 6. K. t. Mostholapeko, Sefhophe; 7. B. K. Phiri, Mashoro; 8. B. Gareitsane, Serowe Nort-East; 9. A. P. R. Mothodi, Serowe North-West ;10. Mrs. B. Ratshosa, Serowe South-East; 11. Mrs. G. Kaang, Serowe South-West; 12. P. Moleta, Selika; 13. H. G. Wesson, Sefhare: 14. 0. Maree, Moijabane; 15. B. Sugar, Kalamare; 16. G. Zhiwana, Nata; 17. R. Manisa, Sebina; 18. Z. Omphile, Nkange: 19. T. Moshabi. Totome; 20. M. Mpotokwane, East; 21. 0. K. Mogotsi, Tonota West: 9.2. K. Dintwa, Madinare; 23. T. Sekwati. Kgagodi; 24. P. Matema: Molalatau; 25. S. Mabogo, Palapye; 26. L. Matlhare, Ra- tholo; 27. Mrs. E. Khama, Pilikwe; 28. T. P. Makgalemele, ; 29. K. F. Motsopa, Mookane; 30. T. Makuku, Mahalapye North; 31. C. Mazunga, Mahalapye South - 31. B.P.P. 1. K. Sebangane, Mathangwane. Nominated 1. C. Blackbeard, 2. F. Riggs, 3. T. Phakedi, 4. R. Kgamane, 5. M. Sekgoma - 5. COUNCIL 14 elected - 4 nominated - 18 B.D.P. 1. M. J. Moeng, Oodi: 2. G. Ruele, Artesia; 3. Mrs. Kgari, ; 4. H. Molefi, ; 5. W. Seleke, Mathobudukwane; 6. L. P. Moeketsi, ; 7. S. L. P. Sejoe, Bophirima; 8. C. K. Matlhaga, Mosanteng - 8. B.P.P. 1. J. M. Madisa, Morwa; 2. T. K. C. Ratsheko, Moshawaneng; 3. M. Mogwere, Notwani; 4. M. Moremi, Bogare; 5. D. K, Seame, Botlhabatsatsi; 6. S. Ntshole, Bokoni - 6. Nominated 1. Amos K. , 2. R. R. Mogotsi, 3. M. C. Sentsho, 4. Mokgatle Linchwe - 4. SOUTH EAST DISTRICT COUNCIL 13 elected - I nominated - 14 B.D.P. 1. 5. Moruli, Lobatsi Farms; 2, W. Baker, Ootsi: 3. K. R. Kobue, Ramoutsa North; 4. 1. Mokgosi, Bamalete North-West; 5. D. Schultz, Gaberones Farms; 6. B, R. Matsetse, Tlokwa South; 7. M. Moagi, Ramoutsa East; 8. C. Maganu, Mogobane; 9. E. Matshediso,-,Ramoutsa West; 10. M. Matsietsa, Ramoutsa South-East; I,. M. Molelekwa, Ramoutsa South Central 11. B.P. 1. D. Otsheleng, Tlokwa East; 2. K. Seitshiro, Tlokwa West - 2. Nominated 1. Chief Kgosi Gaberone. KWENENG DISTRICT COUNCIL 17 elected - 4 nominated - 21 B.D.P. 1. B. Seiso, Mankgwenyane; 9.. S. Matlha. baphiri, Bogare; 3. Mrs. N. B. Gaealashwa, St. Paul's; 4. E. D. Lesetedi, ; 5. Mrs. B. Ketlagetswe, Loologa; 6. J. Mhiko, Mogotlha; 7. K. G. Setilo. Sebele; 8. M. Paledi, Lentswele- Tau: 9. W. B. Sekonopelo, Lephephe; 10. K. G. Segwagwa, ; 11. M. Mokgwathl, Kudumelapye; 12. D. K. Khudu, Kalahari; 13. K. Seribe, Mankgodi; 15. K. W. Kowa. West; 16. S. K. Gabarongwe, Thamaga East; 17. G. A. Khan, Borakalalo - 17. Nominated 1. Chief Neal Sechele. 2. Mrs. G. K. Sechele, M.B.E., 3. B. L. Motswakhumo, 4. Mrs. N. Nhiko - 4. NGWAKETSE DISTRICT COUNCIL 24 elected - 4 nominated - 28 B.D.P. 1. H. D. Kruger, Ranaka: 2. C. G. Moreki, Nthlantlhe; 3. K. Moshaga, Kgosing; 4. Mrs. M. Kalabeng, Bagami; 5. W. Modisane, Maokane; 6. M. Lotshwao, Moshaneng; 7. B. G. Dikgagen, Dilolwe; 8. K. Pule, Mafhikana; 9. A. S. Dada, Nyorosi: 10. R. Kono. Kgalagadi; 11. M. M. Pitso, Mabule; 12. J. Tlhong, Phitsane-Molopo; 13. P. T. Letshabo, Gathwane; 14. 1. M. Tekanyo, Good Hope; 15. D. Letselea, Tlharaselele; 16. B. G. Dinku. Hebron; 17. B. Matsheka, Papatio; 18. B. Letlhatshane, North; 19. K. Segomelo. Moshupa South: 20. E. Macha, Manyana; 21. S. Modietsho, Ntlhaatlase; 22. S. Kaboyamodimo, Matsitswane: 23. M. M. Keagakwa, Mathethe; 24. L. Thupane, Moshupa West - 24. Nominated 1. M. T. Molema, 2. M. S. Gaseitsiwe; 2. K. Disele; 4. Miss M. G. Sharp. - 4. CHANZI DISTRICT COUNCIL 10 elected - 2 nominated - 12 B.D.P. 1. H. Vickerman, South-Western Farms; 2. R. C. Eaton. North-Western Farms; 3. J. Kempf, North-Eastern Farms; 4. W. Babtshe, SouthEastern Farms; 5. S. S. Tsaabae, Kalklontein; 6. S. L. Baithei, Karakobis; 7. 1. A. L. van Zyl, Kanagas; 8. 1. J. Kangoothi, Makunda; 9. L. Sakhus, Kuli; 10. H. Jankie, Nojane - 10. Nominated 1. Raphael Peter, 2. E. V. Flattery - 2. KGALAGADI DISTRICT CONCUIL 11 elected - 2 nominated - 13 B.D.P. 1. G. Martin, Bokspits; 1. K. van der West. huizen, Gakhibane; 3. A. B. Tumaeletse, Kolongwaneng; 4. P. Toto, Tshabong; 5. J. McKenzie, Werda; 6- H. Lee, Molopo: 7. A. T. Phori, Kang; 8. M. M. Morobise, Tshane; 9. B. Ngwamotsoko, Lehututu; 10. S. Mogolele, Hukuntsi; I1. 1. M. Molatole, Lokgwabe - 11. Nominated 1. 0. Saidoo, 2. T. Mochoge- 2. DIPINA TSA SETSWANA -Ke Ramsey Diane Molefe Batswana ba ratfle go opela thata, Le diletso ba itse le go di tlhama, Ba ka opela pina ba itlhoname Mme o bone ba seka ba go roga. Matlhtapa a dipina a a ba kgatlha, A dipina bare ga se morogano Ke ditsetla ba a bo ba e natetsha Fa o gana sefela o a ba gakata! "Mmaseikubeng pina ga e go rmye". Maabane e rile ke ya Tahiping Ka kopana le monna mo mmileng, A kuruetsa, a opelea segaba, Pina ya gagwe ya ntsena mading. E rile fela ke sena go mo feta, A re "Rapaka-tshweu o a belafala, Motlhang e onala o tia tshiplui (chipha) 0 tshwane le nna motswala motaeto" Ba itse ditsetla go kgabisa sefela. Nna le rangwane re a etsakanya, 0 a gapa tshumu ke gape tshunyaw, Ke gape e e manaila phatshwana E tlhako di tshweu malokolong. Ba ntshe ka tlhaa, ba je ha mnottul, Ditswerere di tete e se dikgak6, Ba rwele masae go kgabisa mod#0o. Ba etse dikgomo, ba leme lelemo, Ba etse ditau, le ka dikgokong Go thaya pina ga so go itwe go biO, Pina e 7oa ka baopa-diatla, E re o tbhabeletsq, ba eanogee Ba letse legofi, ba opele that, Ba ba binang ba rethe 7efatshe. JULY, 1966 PAGE EIGHT THERISANYO - CONSULTATION