OBBO: Botswana doesn’t fit into many African stereotypes

A car drives past a construction site of the Central Business District (CBD) in the capital Gaborone, Botswana, on September 21, 2018. Botswana is one of Africa’s most honest, democratic, and wealthiest nations. PHOTO | REUTERS

It’s been so long I can’t remember when I was last in Botswana – one of Africa’s most honest, democratic, and wealthiest nations.

Honest it might be, but I was reminded of this visit that there is no land that is full of angels. If you don’t guard the taxpayers’ wealth, it will be stolen. Botswana has a relatively feisty Office of the Ombudsman.