From 2nd Poorest Country to Fastest Growing Economy in the World | Sir Seretse Khama's Botswana
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2020
- REUPLOAD: In this video we take a look at Sir Seretse Khama, the man who oversaw Botswana's transformation from the 2nd Poorest Country to Fastest Growing Economy in the World.
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Yeah, I was already wondering. Awesome Video though!
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Seretse Khama, is a praised Botswana founder but i could never really respect him fully, this is a man whom while africa was fighting for independence all over the continent he was fighting to be with a british women from his colonial country. This behaviour was found in different such as Angola, Senegal, Ivory coast, african leaders marrying women from their former colonisers and you didn't see this in asia or arab countries. This behaviour is shameful, we need to progress by mantaining the african family intact, im fully aware that independence leaders such as Senegal and ivory coast married european women due to inferiority complex. Today the so called african richest women Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angolas former president and a portuguese women, is africas biggest women looter. You wont see leaders in europe, asia, arab country marry african partners, foreign partners, thats because these leaders understand somethings some of our leaders dont. NewAfrica dont romantisize Seretse Khama marrying a british women, celebrate his success in the nation but not him marrying a european women, thats a slap in the face into all africans , especially our mothers, sisters and daughters.
@@TheIgboRenaissance Our African women are fine as they are.
Botswana becoming so technologically developed, soon they’ll be Robotswana
Bots-wana
South Africa beat them to it with "Chappie". :-)
@@seanwilkinson8696 Deal with your inequality issues first m8
Wakanda
@@Ex-President-Trump dammit trump, You beat me to it
I'm from Zimbabwe, I visited Botswana a year ago, I was impressed, no power cuts, no water shortages, fuel readily available, happy faces, clean streets,, good roads, awww, God bless Botswana
Botswana didn't get a little Marxist shit as a leader, that's why.
@KEENE bontsibokae nowadays its better but the water is still a little bit of a problem
@@phodisotube5223 it's a landlocked country you know?
@@sannikovbobikObviously i know !!!!!!!bruh!!??
@@sannikovbobik bruh do you know what a river is
One of my favourite facts about Botswana is that their national currency is called _Pula,_ which means "rain" in Setswana language. Water is so scarce in this desertic country that they sincerely appreciate rain as their most valuable asset.
Imagine going to a shop and asking "How much rain does this food cost?"
It makes sense and it talks a lot about their conscience as a nation
pula also means dick in romanian lmao
@@numelemeu1049 imagine going to a shop and asking "how much dick will this cost me?" XD
@@osasunaitor and "how" littarly spells cum in romanian bro lmao
@@numelemeu1049 pula means red in Filipino
Pula is a city in Croatia
It's so sad that we know very little about this great man. To me he's the greatest statesman in Africa
I agree with you... What he did with Botswana is a template for all countries of Africa...
it has to do with the fact that he left most white people on the positions they already had within the former protectorate of Bechuanaland. This meant that many mining cooperations and farms stayed white-owned. He even started to funded them. Using loans from the International Bank.
Eventually the government held a majority share within most of the mining companies (50% or more) resulting in gaining revenues from the mining industry and now having them under government control. Meaning that Botswana started to operate like Saudi-Arabia.
In the end, Seretse Khama also continued the democracy in Botswana as implemented by the British, meaning that most Western nations didn't even bother to intervene. They just bought many of the resources fair and scquare, and left Botswana as is. Eventually when the intellegentsia of Botswana had grown significantly within the decades, eventually the racial make-up of politicians, company-officials and farmers started to naturally became more African/Native owned. By not forcing anything, but let time do the inevitable, he peacefully returned it back to the natives.
the reasons nobody heared any of this in wider Africa is that 1. He cooperated with the White Establishment that Colonialism left behind, never taking anything from them. Instead he used the government to finance them *first* with Banking Loans, to eventually recieve it back a decade later. 2. because of this relative "democratic" success, the conspiracy that "the West" topples nations for whatever reasons, doesn't hold up. Because Europe hasn't done anything towards Botswana. On the European side (and Chinese side also) their is little interest, because it isn't a third world nations that is easily exploitable by cooperations
sad really.
@@ashokafulcrum4795
He was smart in doing things in this way...
I'm from Angola and we went on the populist route right after independence in the midd 70s and we are suffering the consequences until today...
@@guleiro I only know Angola being known for the MPLA and Savimbi fighting them with every bone in his body.
I don't know if you support either of them. But as an outsider I think Savimbi was quite badass and had very good intentions at heart.
@@ashokafulcrum4795
Well, Savimbi vs MPLA it's a mixed feelings story.
They both had virtues and faults.
The MPLA and UNITA (Savimbi's party) have the merit of having fought the war of independence but after that they pretty much crippled the country's economy and infrastructure with a civil war that lasted until 2002.
Personally I have lost close family members at the hands of Savimbi's UNITA in 1992 when they took over my city.
They have occupied it for 2 years and can only tell you that Savimbi's soldiers simply killed and tortured everybody they suspected of being connected with the MPLA.
They would come to people's houses at night and many simply disappeared until today (I have two aunties that disappeared with their children after being taken away by UNITA soldiers).
Savimbi was a very intelligent and charismatic leader but he had a very dark side. He even killed people on his own side for various reasons.
The MPLA also had similar faults but was more refined in the way they would do things. Their main fault has been the mismanagement of billions from oil revenues in the last 40 years.
We are at peace since Savimbi's death in combat in 2002 and our economy and standard of living has been improving but we still have challenges that have their roots in the way independence was made in the midd 70s.
Savimbi was probably the most charismatic angolan leader of his generation but his big mistakes were his militarism and his inability to find common political ground for the sake of the country's future.
I grew up in Botswana and I was privileged to meet Sir Seretse Khama. He was a quiet, intelligent, modest and very funny man who loved his country deeply. No country can have a greater blessing than a leader who is incorruptible and who is blind to race, loving and promoting all races equally. I will always consider Botswana my home, and hope to retire there one day.
Wow
Really?
Where are you exiled???
Sorry...
I mean where are you immigrated???
@@zamasuawaken1908 This make me laugh and i am 62 greetings from a small country in Europe
Yay
This guy pissed off both the africans and the british. lol. I like that.
He was pretty metal huh? Literally gave zero fucks about anybody's opinion, just wanted to see his homeland improve and excel!
I have a hard time getting over the fact he was forced to give up his birthright to lead the country only to be democratically elected to lead the country. Incredible.
Me too
The difference between Botswanna / Singapore / Taiwan, and Zimbabwe / North Korea / Venezuela is leadership. Such is the fate most people are dealt.
The white Africans anyway..
I hope Botswana will be developing consistently and become a developed country. Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾♥️🇧🇼
Malaysia Boleh
Hahaha....Hidup Botswana
Another African success country is Rwanda ,last heard they have a 7% growth,and that is through investment ,just about any race on the planet ,can start a business in two days .
Malaysia truly asia
Malaysia is kinda in the same level as Botswana.
When you have a leader who is intelligent enough to put the value of peoples lives over things such as hate, greed, violence and racism, your country is bound to succeed. Rest in peace Sir Seretse Khama.
"He put pragmatism over ideology" a real rarity among African leaders.
rarity in most places in the world really
We could use some of that in Brazil
*A real rarity among politicians.
@@desciplesofthomassankara3021 Are you referring to the same Europe, with a long history of absolute monarchies, corruption, and terrible dictators that had to rebuild half of its continent from bedrock because of the destruction wrought in two devastating world wars? Because that's the best case scenario, the alternative is you're talking about North America and god damn that would be hilarious to try to make an argument for.
@@michaelweir9666 indeed and after 2 devastating wars they're societies where utterly destroyed but they got to work uplifting and empowering their economies and people. A large part of our continent post-colonialism had a similar situation, we had been handed indipendence, a large part of our people where literate but few were varsity graduates. Countries like Ghana would show growth but later bust with Kwame's failed Nkrumahism (he prioritised ideology over pragmatism) economic policies, others would slip into civil wars and others simply failed from poor leadership, power lust, dictatorships and corruption despite their abundant wealth. Point is, many of our African leaders had a clear task at hand and had they prioritised nation building as opposed to personal wealth or political power, our continent would be very different today.
The Botswana success story is a great development in Africa
Despite the bad governance in Africa, the Africans have come to realize waiting on the government will do them no good
@@bolinguang5715 you're right.
As an African, our major source of income has become investment on Bitcoin mining and forex trading.
Government jobs aren't reliable. Investing in a profitable source of income remains our means of livelihood
@Albert John Bitcoin is the future, investing in it now will be wisest thing to do especially with the current rise.
For real, it's very profitable
So glad I found this video. Africa is still seen as a historical backwater in most western education, making videos like this so incredibly important. Sincerely, thank you for making it.
africa is still a backwards continent, yes, there are some countries that are developing rapidly but they're still poor
@@slurpii4669 Africa ain’t a country mate
@@samgill8183 sorry, i messed up, fucking dyslexia
@@slurpii4669 but that isn’t
it is a historical backwater. but we are looking to it's future (botswana not the rest of em)
This dude said "I'm gonna micromanage this country into the first world and no one is gonna stop me, not even myself"
Not even myself😂
Except for one thing: he didn’t micromanage the country at all, except for when dealing with foreigners
@@jonathanwilliams1065 getting a hold of 70% profit of their largest export is pretty damn impressive, for a 3rd country
The norm is all the money goes to a bloodsucking 1st nation with the help of the local corrupt government
@@G32352443 the norm is the bloodsucking corrupt government getting most of everything because there are massive restrictions on every business
In Botswana the Diamond deal is the exception rather than the rule
@@jonathanwilliams1065 I'm from a 3rd world country my dude, your political talking points are beautiful by the book, but I live the reality of them
Fucking corporation rip us off ALL. THE. TIME. They finance and control corrupt politicians to strip us from our valuests resources for the prices of bananas
You may like capitalism cause you're on the 1st world, the place where the stolen goods go
But let me tell you this, you would hate it if you were in my position...there's nothing worse than to see your country be exploited, the lives of your countrymen just being more shittie by the day and there is NOTHING I can do to stop this
Liberalism is beautiful to you, but it's a hell to me. It's colonialism all over again
I visited Botswana in 2009 and as a Kenyan, I have to say I was impressed. May God bless BOTSWANA!
Impressed with what? Give me some specifics.
Umefanya nitamani kwenda huko
@@Joshua8224 m pia napenda Botswana
I may not believe in god, but I share your sentiment.
@@musafirioliver just google this country. Ever heard of a clean city, nice roads, zero water issues(despite being in the kalahari desert),non existing power blackouts, warm people and the Kenyans who moved there have no ambition of coming back.
HI I am from Botswana and there is nothing i can dispute about this video ,very educational and precise.
Are The citzen well assiste still?
wow! So why isn't the story talked about more frequently in Africa
@@lico2076 yes , was brought up by revenue from Diamonds , the Government assists us with tuition for tertiary education and health care is almost free . We are not a perfect country we have our own internal squabbles
@@modimoosimokgosi4528 sounfs incredibly successful. Are There a lot of migrantes coming tô work There?
@@michaelaa5119 I guess the media mainly focuses on conflict and bloodshed when it comes to Africa , success stories and those who strive for success are hardly mentioned.
How literally one person can shape an entire nation and the lives of millions of people for generations to come
If Mugabe had taken him as a model and not turned to the dark side of seeking revenge against the white minority, Zimbabwe would be a high income country today
Any person that are in love with their country and with the people ,and not make it just about him,in 1994 apartheid government was overthrown because all countries had sanctions against South Africa that sanctions , carried on for +- 10years and today apartheid under the new government is in reverse and worse to everyone living in South Africa and where a certain race groups are banned from the job market ,and are being marginalised ,white farmers that provide food for the nation are being murdered at an alarming rate ,and the world remains silent.😭😭
This man is perhaps the most precious diamond his country ever produced. So precious that it does not only glow on its own, but made an entire nation shine
Being underrated is kinda the culture here in Botswana.
Not gonna lie, south Africa steals your shine
People get so confused when I say Botswana is the best country in Africa
I watched your video Thabo I have to say that you are very well spoken and articulate and I see a bright future for you. I wish more of our young boys were like that in the united states.
@@futurestrader1000 Much appreciated
Hey you’ve got a great country to be proud of, I’m from the U.K. and I’d love to come and visit Botswana and meet the people. What an interesting country, your founding fathers were decent men and understood the bigger picture, fingers crossed you can push forward and become a top income country in the not too distant future 👍🇬🇧
I'm British and had never heard of this guy, we're pretty much all familiar with the South African Apartheid, the Rhodesian Bush War... We need to learn about more positive stories like this!
Botswana capitalized on Rhodesia and South Africa during their isolation because they were not obligated to enforce sanctions.
There is a movie based on this, called A United Kingdom
@Shirley Martin this attitude is exactly what ruins Botswana's neighbors such as Zimbabwe and Ghana. Putting stereotypes, races, and prejudices over pragmatic relationship & approach. Country will never succeed if they don't trust anybody around them, let alone the whole world
@@goldplayz9594 Ghana isn't a neighbour of Botswana but i agree with everything else you said.
Although Ghana and Zimbabwe have been developing a lot more than before.
I knew of Botswana and Sierra Leone proves old world system of disregarding of being outright capitalist or socialist and just using what is efficient and works is a way better solution
Honestly this is the sort of leader that studying should be mandatory not just when it comes to politics and economics in modern times but just in general. Everything about him isn't just fascinating but he's one of those rare once in a era humans who sets new standards in their field that all others should both strive to follow and even exceed. Hell, a lot of western politicians could learn a lot from the man.
I live in Botswana and I am very proud to be one🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🥰😍😍
cool
😂😂😂😂😂👿👿
Watch RONNIE-GUITAR from botswana on yt.
Is it a lie that Batswana are not happy?
@@sawlty-suite5131 did you see RONNIE.
This guy should be studied all across the world, alongside Mandela and other African politicians. I dare to say that we should study him MORE than the others, since his story does not end with a downfall and the fall of his own country into poverty and corruption.
Mandela wasn't a saint either. He practically destroyed south Africa. But this guy over here is a legend.
@@PNPAT24 in defense to Mandela, south Africa was a horrible place. The government never invested in it's population (even though that was one of their excuses as to why whites should be in charge, as they would teach them) leading to well the opposite of Botswana. There was poverty throughout the black communities as there was no possiblity of upward mobility as that was illegal (essentially). It comes to the question of why not destroy the country because anything is better than what was. Though Mandela was not a good statesman in my opinion as you can just look at south Africa today and tell that.
@@aaronmontgomery2055 honestly I have to do more research into this you bought in a new light I didn't see.
Mandela is a symbol for the theme of the end of Apartheid and just as a leader his presidency was one of stagnation and gave way to the decline that South Africa has suffered since at least the presidency of Jacob Zuma. The one in Botswana is far better than the ANC.
@Joe Moer en voor '94 was dit' n kak plek vir almal behalwe wittes. BBP vandag is 4× hoër as wat dit was onder die NP, en opvoeding en algemene lewensgehalte is aansienlik hoër. SA is in baie opsigte 'n aaklige plek om te woon, en dit is agv 'n verskeidenheid van redes, maar die einde van Apartheid is nie een van hulle nie.
What an amazing leader. This guy should be studied in every school. Love and respect from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
I've seen you sonewhere before
@@zorbaz3940 same
True that!
Role model
@@zorbaz3940 same
Imagine being loved by your people so much, they elected your son as soon as he ran for office
That poor son. He has a hell of a lot to life up to. Imagine the pressure. I hope he will do well.
@@daddy_1453 Don't give them ideas
India did that mistake for 60 years and results are infront of you😑. Indians elected same party again and again for first 40 years. Nad then when change finally came for just 5 years economic activity actually kicked in. And then again everything went back for another 10 years. Now economic activity is stabilized by current government but still paying loans, bonds of oil companies that were carried over by previous governments.
@@pankajrana8006hmmm the present government is performing far worse economically than the previous ones. GDP growth rate is low prices of various commodities are at record highs failed economic policies such as demonetisation are some examples. And what is india doing here in the comment section of Botswana?!
@@justsomeguy1695I just gave example 🤣how dynasty can be harmful sometimes & nope buddy that's just pandemic right now and economy transitioning from old methods to new methods.
Ease of doing business ranking is now 44 it was over 100 before. ofcourse everyone have to transition to new methods of businesses. You will catch a glimpse in 5 years. When DFC will be fully operational with all 4 ports. Before a startup had to show 4 year of constant profit to begin IPO. Now they can gather money without that when they think it's appropriate. Lists are too long for all reforms. Time will surely tell what it is. BTW you can check how much money is coming into country with Forex reserves going all time high.
Also India has surplus food that can't be stored anywhere and is rotting in godowns & can't be exported without refineries. Where every fruit, vegetables are polished kept in storage for appropriate time to be shipped when global prices go high.
You only need to put some major things Into consideration for you to succeed... BELIEVE while others are doubting and INVEST while others are wasting🤞🤞
people feel leaving their country is the best way to get a secured job or business opportunities, but no because they still have many jobless people in that country they are running to
For me I lost my job 9 months ago, I'm surviving today with my own personal forex investment
@@carlwoldt8231 People's mentality have to change about coming to hyped named countries because life might be much more difficult, who knows
I believe any where I am God helping us there must be a means of survival
I make good income weekly from bitcoin mining and its been my reliable source for income
A crystal clear demonstration of the potential of African countries when the government is mature enough to look beyond race ad colour, and the natural resources are applied correctly , instead of filing the pockets of greedy crooks.
Problem is that’s easier for Botswana than most African countries. Unlike Europe there arent many nation states in Africa, and we have to deal with the animosity between different tribes and groups.
Yes , i agree with you. I hate these anti White comments, we need to work together instead to hate each other.
Hannes Cloete Nation states aren’t a solution to anything but among the problems.
@@donkeyshot1 A lack of cohesion won't allow for progress in the first place. Not all nation states or good or successful, but no tribal state is good or successful.
@@Professor_Utonium_ It's a good point you're making, but I am unsure what you mean by tribal state (a state in which a certain ethnic groups rules over others? or an ethnically defined nation state?). I should add to my comment that I think striving to establish ethnically defined nation states isn't progress (at least not anymore). If anything, 'progress' - so hard to define in itself - would be the rule of law. Law that works hand in hand with a place's customs while observing Human Rights. That would provide cohesion, and inevitably, cohesion would follow along linguistic lines. "Kleinstaaterei", scattered tiny statelets and regionalism is not 'progress'.
Sir Seretse Khama's low profile must have helped him to avoid the international economic hyenas to hound him. He was smart enough to quietly do his job. Most importantly he was honest.Botswana was lucky to have a leader like him.
He wasn't a low profile at all, because he married a white women which broke news even in America.
@@tshiamorasedibo9775 If marrying a white woman a crime then Botswana has a long way to prosperity.What is important is whether he is good for the country? That's what matters.
I wish Italy had a good leader like him
@@elijah420stuffs2 I think most countries are jealous, it's rare to get such a great leader
That word "honest" is one we should see often in our conversations as Africans. Most of our past, present & future leaders lack & will lack that.
This video popped off in my feed after I binged a massive amount of satirical videos about western corruption. Thank you for the calming and optimistic outlook about a country I never even thought about until now.
Big up mother land
I'm from Ghana but Botswana have been my dream country since childhood. I'm praying my dream come true someday. I LOVE BOTSWANA ❤️
just come to Botswana, stay 10 years then you can apply for citizenship
Jigga migga I hope your dream comes true
Am also from Ghana and researched a lot into Botswana. I had a cousin lecture at the University of Botswana. He told wonderful things about the country and how far it has developed into one of the best economies in Africa.
I am so proud to be from Botswana. We have been truly blessed.
Such a great nation, avoid corruption at all costs... It has cost us (Kenyans) and other African nations much of the progress being witnessed in Botswana. Kudos to you...
just wonderful!
Refilwe Pule I live in the U.S but was born in Algeria. It’s always refreshing and heartwarming seeing our African nations rise and defy the negative stigma worldwide. Blessings to you all and all of Africa ❤️
Your hella pretty
It feels really good
I grew up in Botswana as an expatriate (foreigner) and that country felt like home. It still does. I’ve since lived in Zambia, South Africa, and presently the United States, but Botswana will always be home. Their institutions, culture, and broadly welcoming nature won me over. Other African countries should take note. Excellent video, mate!
I am. South African those n tswa a renale lorato we got love
'Presently the United States, but Botswana will always be home'. Hmmmm.
Always proud Africans.......until they have to live there!
He means he was a PRIVILEGED WHITE FOREIGNER🙅
@@shirleychima7335
Now I get it. Therefore he should be in the West, not Africa. I misunderstood at first.
They mean there were a Third Culture Kid. I hear you, poster.
huge respect from Slovakia, it pains me that the world has so few people like this in power
Sir Seretse, a true African who loved his country and it’s people. Results show it.
I'm Australian. Had no idea Botswana was and is doing so well, would love to visit one day.
One of the safest countries here in Southern Africa, crime has no place there. You should visit one day.
Me too ...im from india❤️
Me too!
Visited in 2018..What a beautiful experience!! Such friendly people one wont find anywhere..
Have never visited Botswana but the statistics I have seen show that it is at the same level as some European countries.
Botswana, alike Singapore and South Korea, is a great example of how a country can transform from a poor to a rich one
Best wishes to Botswana
Without corruption though that's a very difficult thing to pull off
Also economic freedom
Really, comparing Singapore n S.Korea?. Lol.. didnt u heard?. .. ONLY hv 12km of PAVED road. Compare this to Singapore; Crown Jewel of BRITISH Empire , in Far East. 🤭
@@ArchKnight28 The private sector investing you mean.
@@ArchKnight28 all you just said would be done better,faster and cheaper by the private sector
Greetings from America 🇺🇸. It warms my heart to see that with a good leadership, anything can happen! At the time of writing this my country is coming out of a period of corruption, and is in a volatile political state, but things are looking up for us. I think a takeaway from this video is that it doesn’t matter how many resources you have to begin with, with a good enough culture and leadership, your country can thrive. Good luck out there, Botswana 🇧🇼
Hey, why didn’t you mention Festus Mogae ? I think it is important to mention (especially in the African context) the value of long term continuity & good economic policy (rather than just individual personalities). Khama laid solid foundations, but so did Mandela, yet Botswana sustained the good path, while South Africa just reverted back to ideology soon after Mandela. The difference is doing it in such a way that the legacy can continue after you’re gone and in my opinion that is Khama’s greatest achievement - that he could be followed by more good leaders like Masire, Mogae and Khama Jr.
P.S. I’m from South Africa, but always admired Botswana and it’s incredible people. Some of my best memories are working in and with people and companies in Botswana. It’s an awesome place and totally under-appreciated.
As a black man in America, it saddens me that this is my first time ever hearing about him and his accomplishments but I promise my kids will know.
what'd they think? :)
At school, all we learn about Africa is its misery and the media promotes the same ideas. Seing videos like this is refreshing. I can imagine how hard it’s is for your kids and for yourself. You should definitely educate them on this. Colonisation isn’t the most recent unfair thing that has happened in Africa. 🇳🇬🇨🇦
I honestly appreciate the informative function of social media.. Definately Botswana is a country that should go on the map for good governance. and peace.
@@rahilaharuna2216 being an indian i can relate... bbc and al jazeers only show us hindus as poor and intolerant. No one shows the developed parts of india. Part of it is because we were former British colonies. They have a false sense of superiority
As any man
Sir Seretse Khama should be taught in schools all over the world as an example of developing a country. It would help to break down stereotypes of poor undeveloped countries and also give hope to countries that can identify with Botswana's past.
The situation in every country is different, so we shouldn't expect all countries to copy Botswana, but we can all learn a lot.
Yes , all the children needs to be taught how we can write our destiny by hard work and compassion to the country man. If we work we can excel. May Sertse live long to take the country to higher heights.
@@ashoks5317 You do realize he died in 1980 right?
In agreement 110%
I can't believe I just found out about him randomly because of CZcams recommendations
Why should'nt all African countries copy Botswana. All it takes is a true patriot that is not power-hungry
A leader that is willing to see his country and people prosper. Not a dictator that outlaws democracy, thrives on a one-party system and is president for life. Unfortunately Africa has too many greedy leaders but I guess there's hope...
Love this video! Sir Seretse is how all leaders should aspire to be❤️
I can't believe Botswana actually went from an almost non-existent nation to the fastest growing economy in Africa !
Great video!
Hiiii
Add "My wife" or "My Meat" as your last name in April fool
Thanks
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*money !!
This man is a model for the entire world. Dozens of his neighbors cried out for their forms of justice, and fell to socialism and dictatorship in their quests. This man cared for his people. He worked with Africa's former oppressors in a way that would help both Africa and the rest of the world. And because of that, Botswana is one of the most prosperous nations on the continent. God bless you, Seretse. May your nation thrive for centuries, and may the rest of the world follow in your footsteps.
Imagine Uganda or Zimbabwe if a man like him came to power there. They'd be on par with eastern europe by now
Socialism is not a problem, it’s getting puppetted by China and USSR. Actually you could say the same about Capitalism as well to some extent.
Free market is heaven compared to socialism. The latter is just a terrible system.
@Trygve Plaustrum Free Hospitals, Public Schools, and Universities= Capitalism.
@Trygve Plaustrum You should study the country more,Botswana has a 47% unemployment rate and only reason for its success is its diamond exports.
home.cerge-ei.cz/dragana/Botswana-Maipose_RIR.pdf
Khama in Malawi means "courage" he fits his name. I like the story. I only knew Ian Khama and never had an idea of his father sir Seretse Khama.
Thank you very much
Funny how African languages are interconnected. In Kathemne, l language spoken in Sierra Leone, it means compound.
Does it mean slave owner too cos Tshedi Khama was one
Lots of wishes for Botswana.
There are countries who needs his kind of dedicated leadership
As an African I hardly ever hear about Botswana in the news and that's a good thing.
You're right otherwise loads of useless migrants from surrounding countries will start pouring in
With the exception of their government selling permits to trophy hunters to come in and kill threatened and endangered animal species for a price. Nope!
Other than that, you never hear much about Botswana.
Abdulai Bah - All we get in the U.K. is kids with flies on their faces and charities begging. They like to perpetuate the myth that Africans are totally subservient to charity, it’s sickening. Unlike this, which is great to see.
@@dcuss7294 the elephants in Botswana are not an endangered species. infact they are overpopulated.
@@s1rm0rr1lswdsx3 What i hear is that european migrants from S.A and neighbouring countries are moving in and spreading their racist culture which they brought to those lands. Hopefully Botswana doesn't become S.A.
I’m from Chicago and before discovering this channel I thought very little of Africa. Our media hardly ever covers anything that doesn’t affect the US. This channel has really opened my eyes to the beauty and potential of Africa. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Not American but I don't think its your countries job to educate you about everything happening in the world. Its up to you to search education as you have. There is so much history and nations in the world its impossible to expect your government to educate on stories that don't directly affect your way of life.
R. B. I think he means the coverage on Africa in general, not this success story in Botswana specifically.
Check out Dynast Amir, African Diaspora News Channel, Dr. Mumbai, African Tigress, Eat Love Migrate, Kenganda, Blaxit, Black Acres Gambia, Wode Maya, channels too. Those are some I can think of off the top of my head.
You need to learn more, Africa has a lot of good sides tgan the good the foreign press put out there .
I am not saying there's no bad side, every country has there bad side and good side.
Like you have the high brow abd the slum areas etc.
We have a lot of fun places and fun things you can enjoy, every Afrcan country are friendly, accomodating, love visitors/tourist, etc.
We are not snobs, cold an unapproachable like most Europeans.
We kill you with greetings and our smiles.
Please read try and google expand your horizon to learn more.
Nice
A great country indeed. We can only hope it improves and progresses that way through out the test of time. All this hangs in the balance of political influence. May Botswana politics remain selfless and country 1st🇧🇼👊😎
Too soon
Botswana is a meritocracy. I love it.
Automatic succession
@@sawlty-suite5131bitter biach.
@@TshumuKokgalagadi elaborate on that
As a Nothern European I don't really know much about Africa's countries so this video was very interesting and informative!
All of it is half-truths and vague information without sources.
@@remysrandomcrap3267 TrUsT mE bRo
@@abbemartensson3850 source: dude trust me
We need more channels like this to learn more about countries of Africa. Love from India 🇮🇳
As a South East Asian we don't learn much (or at all!) about Africa and its rich history in our education system, which is a shame since we have similar history in colonialism. I first found your channel through African dictators videos of yours and foolishly assumed that dictatorship and Marxism are a lost cause for most African countries especially the corrupt leaders. Wow how my views have changed! Thanks to you and your educational videos. Keep up the nice work!
Congratulation to the government and citizens of Botswana for your resolve and positive action to make your nation to her present progressive status!
I am comforted this is an African country. Other African leaders should be made to study this video.
Africa doesn't need leaders.
No. The mentality is me me me
Botswana is NOT the only ''success story'' in Africa. 6 of the world's 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa. And many other African nations are growing economically, even if not as fast as Botswana. ''Last year, Africa had some of world’s fastest-growing economies and 2020 won’t be very different. A few of the countries on the top 10 list may have changed but the IMF, World Bank and other institutions all expect above global average GDP growth. The top performers will be South Sudan (8.2%), Rwanda (8.1%) Côte d’Ivoire (7.3%), Ethiopia (7.2%), Senegal (6.8%), Benin (6.7%) and Uganda (6.2%) along with Kenya, Mozambique, Niger and Burkina Faso all expecting 6% growth.'' . qz.com/africa/1783714/african-economies-to-watch-in-2020-debt-and-climate-crisis/
@@JK-gu3tl Can you elaborate on what you meant by that?
@@african-history-fountain Botswana is not the fastest growing economy in the world. It is not even the fastest in Africa. Although it is among the top. The headline for the video is very wrong.
Pragmatism over ideology/religion/race.
That's the way to true progress.
100% this.
The vulcan way
Singapore did the same and that was, according to their leader Lee Kwan Yeuw, why they were so successful- his key tenants were- Meritocracy, only those capable were employed; Pragamatism and finally Honesty, no corruption.
Not a complicated formula but very difficult to implement if you have poor, greedy and corrupt leadership in central and local government. This is why African nations tend to struggle to develop and get ahead to look after their people, however judging from what is going on in many Western countries atm we are looking to join you!
Im still waiting for the day a pragmatic president like him is elected in México because of projects, and not because of feelings and social services (institutional clientelism)
@@d.esanchez3351 You are looking for a true leader, one who has the interests of the people at heart and rules accordingly. These people are very rare as you would know and even if they are elected the establishment at all levels will fight tooth and nail to interfere with or stop them in order to keep their privileges.
Imho this is the big problem that we have everywhere, government servants at all levels are not carrying out their duties to the people, rather they are getting fat on the public purse. Just look at all of the run down cities these days yet their income has never been higher, I find this most frustrating and there appears to be no way in which they can be held to account given all the public resources they have at their disposal to squash any challenges.
wow respect to this man! we world needs to know him! thank you for the video! been really enjoying them glad i bumped into this channel
Wow. I have read about many African leaders with the names you mentioned last in this video, but today is my first time knowing this great leader. I have always wondered how Botswana 🇧🇼 has been so great as a nation....
Indeed it's a prove that Africa problem is leadership. Wow. Thanks again. Write from Nigeria 🇳🇬. I love this video and I have saved it. ✍👌✌
I never knew about Sir Seretse Khama before the movie. It is sad how certain things remain hidden from most of us . This makes me so proud. I am from the Caribbean.
And me too I never heard about Sir Seretse Khama! I knew him after I watched the movie
Nothing is ever hidden from you, people choose to ignore leaders like Khama because he was a capitalist and that doesn't go well with the majority of Africans.
Respect and love to the people of Botswana from Turkey🇹🇷❤️🇧🇼
Thanks😊❤
Thank you 🇧🇼🇧🇼
I have read well the story of Sir Seretse Khama and I'm proud to be African at the mention of his name. This is the Africa we want. From a loving Kenyan and son of Africa
This is just so inspiring!!
I used to travel to Botswana frequently back in the apartheid regime days and always felt free and happy then. I'm so sick of racism from blacks and whites and corruption in South Africa I could scream! If I wasn't so bloomin old, (66 years) I would pack up today and move to Botswana. My son is 36 years old and there is still hope for him, God willing. He won't leave while I am still alive so I hope I die before something awful happens and he can go and live in peace in Botswana. God Bless Sir Seretse Khama"s legacy and his wisdom!
why are you saying racism from black and whites when talking about apartheid
@@dontworryboutit1379 Zimbabwe kinda showed that it can definitely go the other way and ruin the Nation
@@Glavenuss that may be true today, but during apartheid it was whites being racist towards black people
@@useraisha222 I didnt deny that (it would be fucking stupid) just that an eye for an eye aproach isnt the way to making it better.
@@Glavenuss okay it just came off as though, you were saying that those oppressed were equally to blame for the system that oppressed them
I really like how he decided to employ in roles based on merit rather than skin colour and those who are his native people. He understood that employing people in order to meet a quota actually has no long term benefit. Whilst other countries chased out foreigners and grabbed power for themselves without prioritising employment of people with the qualified skills into these roles. Very wise African Leader, it's a shame you don't hear more about him, one day I would like to go to Botswana, God willing.
@Dias06 south african reading it👀 100% agree
Was his wife a highly educated woman? Maybe that has something to do with his way of thinking. It make sense to employ someone who has the skill to do the job, until such time when you own local people can to the same job.
@@fernlow1786 or maybe he was highly educated and this was his way of thinking? why bring his wife into it? ahahahahah as if you think there's no way he could have done this on his own, if his wife was black you would have never made this comment ahahahaha
@@LKW12950 he was highly educated, exiled in UK for many years.
Why do you have to bring colour into everything!! Never occurred to me.
Just that education has a lot to a person's mindset.
I am nearly black; born and brought up in Tanzania.
@@LKW12950 please do not accuse me a racist, maybe more a feminist.
Very interesting, thank you. Looking forward to learning more about Africa today.
Heard about this great leader of Botswana, Africa for the first time, as many others mentioned - how unfortunate :(
What a brilliant story of success of a leader for his nation. Truly inspiring and yes such stuff needs to be published and studied more in reference to world successful/great leaders!
I’m not African but what Botswana did is amazing and they were blessed to have a leader that rules from the head not the heart and was more about moving forward than getting stuck behind
Every time someone says it's not possible for African countries to become stable and wealthy, I point them towards this man. It's possible, but what it takes is a dedicated, patriotic and pragmatic leader. Not a dictator or an ultra nationalist 😂
Aye. Corruptíon is at the heart of the problem.
Everywhere. Both from politicians and big buisness and financed.
Jesus! There are some really stupid people in this world. Botswana is basically a diamond mine which is run by De Beers for the interest of the west. Anyone can research this for themselves
@@adminw4p171 Yet Botswana owns 50% of the company?
@@adminw4p171 Lol, literally the first few sentences of Botswana's wikipedia page:
"Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth 30 September 1966. Since then, it has been a representative republic, with *a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections* and the *lowest perceived corruption* ranking in Africa since at least 1998.
Source:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana
@@LordVader1094 Yep - Botswana owns more of it's Diamond mines the the West owns in their own countries.
So glad to see this go viral, people need to appreciate African history!!!
Very interesting, informative and inspirational. Thank you.
I went on holiday to Botswana two years ago. It's such a beautiful country, and - unlike other African countries - seems to really have its priorities straight.
Namibia's leaders seem to have the right idea as well. I just hope it continues into the future and that the people come to a greater understanding.
@@DoctorFiddlesticks these days Namibia and Botswana seem much better than SA
@@paddaboi_ well SA has been destroyed by the freemasons after they shot Hendrik Verwoerd at his speech and then infiltrated the Afrikanerbroederbond which today uses the same symbolism as Freemasonry and promotes the same anti-white politics. The Broederbond was a society of the wealthiest and most powerful SA and Boer who kept South Africa wealthy, independent and in Order. Until Verwoerds death
@@AbuHajarAlBugatti I am not interested in hearing about those racists
My wife is from Zambia and she always says. Coming into Botswana is like being in another world. So clean and developed. It's a lovely place! There is a beautiful movie about the independence of Botswana and Seretse.
Your wife is sell out..
What's the point of saying she's from Zambia?
Excellent video. We need to tell more stories of great people like Sir Seretse Khama. And Botswana's transformation is unparalleled looking at how little infrastructure was available.
Love this video. Keep spreading this beautiful story that is unfortunately forgotten by much of the west.
I am South African and was taught nothing of this man growing up in our schooling system. Mandela may have captured the interest of the world with his rainbow nation rhetoric, but sadly his legacy, and the number of corrupt leaders that have followed after him has seen the South Africa descend into ruin.
Good to see that Kama was able to achieve so much from so little for Botswana. It shows how the marxist blaming of the white man for all that is wrong in the world is just an excuse to cover over incompetence, laziness or corruption.
This man demonstrated that an ethical and just black leader can bring great prosperity to all in his country regardless of their racial group. Wouldn't it be great if more leaders embraced this philosophy.
Marxism doesn’t aim to blame white men for bad things. The purpose of marxism is to understand the economy through the lens of class struggle and the labour theory of value. Marxism is a tool to understand the economy from a socialist perspective. Marxism almost isn’t an actual ideology by that definition. And it certainly doesn’t relate to cultural issues at all. As far as I can tell, “cultural marxism” is just a made-up word used by the right to scaremonger about leftists, while playing off of the anti-socialist narrative the US had during the cold war. I’m not saying there aren’t crazy progressives who want to kill all men or some shit, and I myself am a white guy. All I’m saying is you should check up on what marxism is since its definition has become very confused. Doesn’t help that the ANC still considers itself a marxist party despite obviously being a corporate tool.
SA is the model national socialism was specifically named that to appeal to workers at the time. The NSDAP was not a worker’s party. Hitler privatized quite a few things, and was heavily supported by his rich friends. I don’t think the third reich was as capitalist as Pinochet’s Chile, but it’s by no means actually socialist. Given that you’re basing your point on the name of the ideology, would you also agree that North Korea is a Democratic People’s Republic? Also, Hitler killing millions of people specifically because of his fascist cultural agenda has nothing to do with an economic system. Socialism doesn’t have anything to do with genocide against an ethnic group. They’re not mutually exclusive, but it is not the fault of an economic system if a dictator chooses to commit genocide because of their cultural views.
You never learn anything about him because his legacy runs counter to the "white man caused all the problems in Africa" narrative. No the white man didn't cause all the issues in Africa, corrupt leaders who only care about themselves caused all the problems in Africa as proven by this man who instead of stoking racial tensions to get into power actually offered a path forward for Botswana to develop
@@abudgie6909 does that mean there has never been a true communist or socialist country? But that would also mean there has never been a capitalist country either. This is a simplified version of what your trying to say right? Correct me if I'm wrong
Spit on!!!!
Eloquent, accurate narrative and Very informative. Am a Motswana and am humbled.🙏🙏
Thank you for watching!
i'm so happy i found this channel!! i was looking for a video about jean-bédel bokassa and now i'm hooked. i realized that i know almost next to nothing about africa, so thank you so much for this channel and the work and research that is put into it!!
What a great channel with high quality videos and information!
Seretse Karma is one of the smartest and successful leaders in Africa modern history. He built Botswana into a stable and peaceful democracy with a high GDP per capita.
And it seems he had somewhat of a good heart. We could use more of his attitude all over the world.
🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️It's not Karma bat Khama
@@jaigracejjoy they’re doing shit because the USA is exploiting the oil resources there. Your point isn’t wrong but there are different factors in play.
@@abudgie6909 say that to Josip
@Josip Every country benefits from their natural recourses, why do you think california became rich? Besides, as the video said a lot of african countries have failed because of their natural recourses, because of the greed and corruption that came with it.
Watching the video from Syria, I must say, I wish we can turn around the situation in my country like Botswana did. Absolutely Amazing!
insha'Allah
Get rid of _ _ _ _ _.
@@lancevanceGTA West and Americans
@@canigetasubforgoodcomment6054 that too
@@lancevanceGTA Islamic ideology
This was very impressive.Canadian here. I posted it on my Facebook page.
What a terrific video! I'd known of him for years, but no idea of his accomplishments, or of his country's. Well done! Thank you!
MASSIVE respect to Botswana from Macedonia! Even before watching this video, it was my favourite African country, but now, I like it even more! 🇲🇰❤🇧🇼
We love you too in Botswana 🇧🇼
Thanks❤
@@euniceshagwa7483 your country is richer than Brazil, Brazil needs to follow in your steps 🇧🇷❤️🇧🇼
i love how Botswana survived despite being surrounded by South Africa, Rhodesia and Southwest Africa
Wise kingship in place at crucial points of history, a truly democratic council and the fact that for a long time it seemed to be country not good to exploit- mostly marsh or deserts...they cut encroaching farmers by seeking protectorate from Brits by a brave ship tour of three Kings to Britain in order to meet the Queen of England - their equal - in the 19th Century...then this powerful couple. Very wise peoples indeed.
What an excellent video. Thank you so much.
He and his son are two of the most remarkable leaders on the continent. Men who wanted the best for their people.
But an warrant was issued for his son’s arrest.
So nice to hear about a country without corruption.
You’re all being deceived... this is a lie.. Botswana is the most corrupt African nation. There’s no democracy as one political party has been ruling for 50+years.. Get your facts str8
lie Botswana is the most corrupt country this is all lies
@@gamergeek9408 ga ba itse sepe.
@@thutomompati2780 yeah its coz of the new President but before it was rare to see corruption
@@rotlhemokganedi4795 mme ke masisi
got no problem watching second time.
True
Wow, never heard of this man until now. Truly remarkable. I wish I had heard of him earlier. I bet Botswanans are proud of him.
Thank you! And yes we are very proud of Sir Seretse Khama😊!
I'd like to correct you there,if you don't mind. It's 'Batswana' in plural...and 'Motswana' if u referring to one person 😊
I lived there 3.5 Years and its a beautiful country
His noble character makes me tear up 😥
Rest in Peace Sir!
You are right dear me too...🙏🏿
I'm proud of Botswana and I'm happy they have such efficient leaders 💖 love from Namibia 🇳🇦
I'm Kenyan want to do a road trip to Botswana.
I stumbled onto this video because I decided, at the age of 29, to try and teach myself the names and locations of all the countries in the world, along with their capitals. As I started doing this, I naturally became curious to learn at least a little something about each country, so I just started typing place names into youtube. Yours is one of the first videos to come up for Botswana. I had NO IDEA about Sir Seretse. We were not taught about him in school (I'm from the USA) and we NEVER hear about Botswana on the USA news. We ONLY hear about Africa when there are problems. Our social/geographical/historical education is very weak and propogandist here, even in some of our best schools. Thank you so much for teaching me something new about a wonderful place. What an amazing story. I'm excited to learn more.
Wish we had a leader like this guy 🇬🇧
Very impressive and I am not surprised to learn this! I'm from The Bahamas and met a large proportion of students from Botswana in US University studying mining engineering under the auspices of their Government. It makes sense that Natives have taken control of the diamond mining industry, great vision and execution! Keep it up Botswana! Love from The Bahamas!
we also send some of our medical students to St Margaret hospital for clinical rotations. I visited Bahamas once, such a beautiful country .
Sir Seretse Khama's story is truly inspireing. If I could visit one African country, I would surely chose Botswana.
Waiting for Botswana to overtake France in economic power, whenever possible.
@@1mol831 Not gonna happen...one cannot compare the two. France is 100 x more developed.
@@gysgijsbers4202 right, and has a far bigger population and, more importantly, agricultural capacity to support that population. Batwana is limited due to its arid geography.
This video gave me hope. Thank you.
I have visited Botswana and was impressed. Kind people and developed place. We also visited Khamarhino National Park. Love from India 🇮🇳
Before viewing this video, I knew very little about Sir Seretse, but now I see him as among the giants in the history of modern African leadership.
Why are such leaders not celebrated and widely taught in schools? I am literally just learning about him
Definitely teaching about him and leaders like him from around the world would be a very good example
i only learnt about him from the remarkable movie "united kingdom " .what a team they made . best leader i've come across . maybe harry lee from singapore was similar ,if you were a friend . shows what can happen when you're smart enough to do it god's way. robert magabe was like him but in reverse .
If you study economics or politics, he is.
But he quietly got on with building a merit based country with no drama. Its not news, it doesn't fit the anti-colonial Marxist revolutionary narrative of Africans, or the crazy dictator stereotype the west has.
Because "they" would rather teach you about white colonisation instead.
@@PenzancePete Not sure who "they" are but colonialization had a far bigger impact on Africa and Europe than Botswana. Seems logical to teach that first.
One of the richest leaders ever, in respect, honor and, love of country.