Holding a position in the BDP or in party politics has never been a dr — Baledzi Gaolathe

"To throw away our stand would amount to the abandonment of our core values. We will have given up what we can become, as a people."

"The fear of backlash from some in our own party or the fear of further punishment should not cause us to abandon the ideals that attracted us to the BDP. Fairness, integrity, firmness, collective democracy, truth and service are some of the ideals that we have promised to uphold and continue to uphold."

"It is a direct and fair challenge on decisions we believe contravene the spirit of our democratic tradition. It is not a disrespect for our leadership; it is the honouring of the teachings of our elders. It is not empty defiance; it is a stand on the firm foundations that form the promise of an uplifting future for generations to come. It is not a selfish quest to thrust a colleague onto the corridors of power; it is a patient faith in which our colleague and candidate is aware he may lose both the case and the opportunity to serve in parliament. It is not an abandonment of the ways our great movement, the BDP; it is a revival of the high vows of our part."

"We lost the first case but we must not impugn the integrity of our judiciary ÔÇô they are learned, experienced and wise old men and women that deserve our respect. Our values mean we cannot allow resentment and bitterness to corrode the force of our good intents. We will not lose hope. We do not see ourselves as victims but as stewards. We will not tire, because all that is right will outlast even the mountains. And we will not mourn in defeat, or be triumphalist in victory."

"I have done community service everywhere I have been. I organised classes in general knowledge, life skills and mathematics. I am planning to institutionalise the community service format and replicate it in other parts of Botswana"

"Don’t forget that my family is well represented in the public space. There is no need for me to be on the news."