{"id":2367,"date":"2025-08-12T07:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2025-08-12T07:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:13:05","slug":"can-botswana-survive-its-political-and-economic-reckoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/can-botswana-survive-its-political-and-economic-reckoning\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Botswana Survive Its Political and Economic Reckoning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fall of former president Mokgweetsi Masisi, who was defeated by a landslde in the 2024 election, was not merely a political upset; it was a rupture in Botswana&#8217;s political DNA,\u00a0writes\u00c2\u00a0<em><strong>Daniel Tineyi Makokera<\/strong><\/em>\u00c2\u00a0in an\u00a0<em>AllAfrica<\/em>\u00a0guest column.<\/p>\n<p>Makokera said for decades the former ruling Botswana Democratic Party was synonymous with stability and &#8220;economic prudence&#8221;. 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