Tawana Moremi

"The cases of Shashe and Sexaxa residents in Maun are living examples of what Land Boards are making people go through, and relocations looming in these areas. The law shouldn’t give Land Boards too much powers and end up with instances where land previously allocated by chiefs is not recognised."

"Land Boards don’t respect what they were set up to stand for. Their key mandate is to ensure land security in local hands, but they have since failed to live to that mandate."

"Govt should stop giving our land in Ngami to the whites. We are now even beggars in our own rich tourism land. You are stealing from us – you the BDP govt and your White friends."

"Why are we being made a part of their feud? Why can’t they keep it to themselves without letting the public know that they are rejecting his requests?"

"If you don’t give him reasons, he will continue to put forward the same requests."

"There are people with hidden agendas so at times you just have to starve them of something to use against you. You will find yourself arguing with someone on Facebook unbeknown to you this person is just an imbecile."

"People always want to talk politics all day and night and I just can’t cope. I blame this impatience of quitting alcohol because back then I gelled easily."

"We drink to get buzzed so if you drink then go all out and if you don’t drink, then just don’t."

"It has always been my desire to turn my life around when I reach 50 years of age but as fate would have it, the gastric ailment accelerated that resolution."

"I am very close to both Galaletsang Mhapha and Moalosi Sebati both of whom I hear want to take over from me and as such I will not take sides with anyone of them."

"My priority was on land so it’s about time a new leader with different priorities comes in. I have escalated the issue of land distribution in Ngamiland with President Ian Khama who told me that his hands were tied while the then Minister of Lands Lebonaamang Mokalake said the issues I was raising were overtaken by events."

"Dikgosi have now been turned into sheriffs we see in western movies. I wouldn’t say power is what I’m calling for in Bogosi but I’m of the view government has stripped dikgosi of their many functions."