The Mahalapye boy with a typewriter

Thursday, October 23, 2014

With just over 24 hours left before the country’s fiercely contested 11th general elections, Mmegi Staff Writer BAME PIET caught up with private attorney Boingotlo Toteng who witnessed the evolution of Duma Boko, the boy who emerged from a low-income neighbourhood of Mahalapye to become a poised presidential candidate

Growing up in a rural village where toys, television sets, and a family vehicle were a luxury that could engender envy among neighbours, owning such could catapult one to celebrity status. It was even a huge achievement if such a toy was a typewriter.

When he was growing up in the Xhosa One Ward in Mahalapye, Duma Boko was this boy. He was so brilliant, knowledgeable, and most importantly confident in whatever he set out to do.

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