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Endorsed: Masire- Mwamba is looking forward to November. PIC: KABO MPAETONA

In eight weeks, leaders of 53 Commonwealth nations will choose a new secretary general from four candidates, among whom is Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, one of the country’s brightest governance exports. Mmegi Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, speaks to the mother of three as she ramps up for the biggest stage of her career

Simple beginnings

“I was born in Kanye and grew up in Gaborone. My education was in Gaborone up until I went to the United Kingdom for my first degree. I come from a family of six, three boys and three girls.

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