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...
The current Vice-President Mokgweetsi Masisi replaces him in April...
Rivals with a cause Mokgweetsi Masisi (BDP)Vice-President Masisi is expected to have a smooth accession to the presidency in April and will probably retain the post if the Botswana Democratic Party wins the October 2019 election...
If Khama wants youth he could nominate the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Mokgweetsi Masisi who has cross-party appeal...
In April he transferred responsibility for the Directorate of Intelligence and Security and the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime from the Ministry of Justice Defence and Security to the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration which is headed by his close ally Mokgweetsi Masisi...