Masisi's targets are loyalists of former President Ian Khama and those who supported Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi's aborted bid for the party presidency (AC Vol 60 No 8 Key round to Masisi)...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has fended off a dangerous challenge for the leadership of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from former senior cabinet minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi widely seen as a stalking horse for former President Ian Khama...
The power struggle between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama has taken an extra-territorial twist with the involvement of Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation...
Ex-President Ian Khama's anger at his successor President Mokgweetsi Masisi is so strong that he is backing a rival candidate to remove him from the leadership of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party at its elective congress in July...
Mnangagwa is said to have sought backing for the project from South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa Botswana's former President Ian Khama and his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi...
While professing no intention to remove his hand-picked successor ex-President Ian Khama looks set to do just that...
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Former President Ian Khama's supporters are accusing his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi of presiding over the mass slaughter of elephants by ivory hunters in Botswana...
Prince Harry calls Botswana his 'second home' and in January last year he became a patron of Rhino Conservation Botswana alongside Ian Khama's brother Tshekedi the current Minister of Environment Natural Resources and Tourism...
Some in Gaborone see it as part of Ian Khama's campaign to retain influence prevent investigation of his record as president and embarrass Masisi at the wildlife conference (AC Vol 59 No 13 Masisi steps out of Khama's shadow)...
Ian Khama's supporters may hope that the elephant issue will work against Masisi at the London conference...
As president Ian Khama a teetotaler restricted alcohol sales outlets licensing hours and put heavy duties on alcoholic drinks...
Ian Khama is now campaigning against Masisi at public meetings which state media ignore (AC Vol 59 No 17 The worm turns)...
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He has reversed various unpopular directives by his immediate predecessor Ian Khama (AC Vol 59 No 17 The worm turns)...
After sidelining many party stalwarts and making a unilateral decision to anoint Mokgweetsi Masisi as the new President of Botswana Ian Khama is now ruing his choice...
As if determined to disavow Ian Khama's description of him as a 'bootlicker' new President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been breaking with the past pushing more pro-business policies cracking down on former officials accused of corruption and appointing a new economic team since taking office on 1 April...
