*BNF Botswana Media Release **
Umbrella II Communications Unit Press Statement
20 March 2012*
*Team Building Workshop for Opposition Parties in Botswana*
The Leaderships of the Botswana Movement for Democracy, Botswana
National front and the Botswana People's Party met at Woodpecker,
Notwane on the 17th and 18th March 2012 for a Team Building exercise
hosted by the Convenors of the Umbrella, Messrs Lebang Mpotokwane,Emang
Maphanyane, Cosmos Moenga and Prince Dibeela. There were thirty-five
(35) attendants of this workshop from the three parties, excluding
conveners and the facilitator.
The facilitator of the Team Building exercise was Prof. John Diescho,
Director and Head of the International Relations and Partnerships
Directorate at the University of South Africa. Prof. Diescho is an
author, political analyst, expert on issues of government and leadership.
The leaders of the parties were assisted by the conveners to appreciate
the journey of the cooperation since 2011 to date at the commencement of
the workshop. Then after, Prof. Diescho led the workshop on discussions
focused on the following areas:
1. National goal setting and positive politics in a Democratic Society
2. Role of opposition in a Democratic Society as well as Pre- election
Coalitions
3. Effective Leadership and attendant qualities for parties and the
nation in the 21st Century
4. Preparing for elections (political platform/policies, positioning,
preparation for governance, connecting with the people and mobilisation)
5. Rudiments on Coalition and Coalition Governments as well as
comparative evaluation.
These discussions were seminal, and they assisted the contracting
parties to confirm what is primary and what is secondary in the process
of cooperation in order to ensure success. Participants were also able
to respond to critical questions that needed to be dealt with in order
to move forward. The participants further noted the need to reconvene
and interrogate more issues under the leadership of Prof. Diescho. The
Participants were also graced will devotions for self-reflection led by
Rt. Rev. Dr. C.K. Moenga and Rev. Dr. Prince Dibeela who are also
Convenors in the Umbrella Project.
*Umbrella II Communications Unit
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