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David Magang

David N. Magang (born 1938) is a Botswana lawyer, businessman and politician. Trained at the University of London, he was the first Botswana native to open a private law practice in the nation.[1] A member of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party Magang was Member of Parliament for Kweneng East/Lentsweletau Constituency from 1979 to 2002.

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Magang was also Governor of the African Development Bank from 1989 to 1992. After leaving government Magang became a successful property developer, creating the upper class Gaborone suburb of Phakalane.[2] He wrote a successful and controversial 2008 autobiography The Magic of Perseverance.[3][4][5]

In 2012, American journalist, Peter Musurlian of Globalist Films, completed an Emmy-winning documentary on Botswana, which he shot in December 2002.[citation needed] David Magang was instrumental in many of the shoots in Botswana and he was featured throughout the film, which aired in Burbank, California and is available on YouTube.[external link needed]

Rankings

He held a number of high-ranking ministry portfolios under presidents Quett Masire and Festus Mogae, including Minister of Mineral Resources and Water Affairs (1994–97) and Minister of Works, Transport & Communications (1992–94, 1998–2001).[citation needed]

Education

Trained at the University of London.[citation needed]

Achievements

After leaving government Magang became a successful property developer, creating the upper class Gaborone suburb of Phakalane.[citation needed] He wrote a successful and controversial 2008 autobiography The Magic of Perseverance.[citation needed]


References

  1. Biography:Launch of The Magic of Perserverance (sic). Phakalane ltd. website. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. Botswana: Magang Transforms Virgin Land Into a Paradise. Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone), Lekopanye Mooketsi. 15 April 2009.
  3. A Review of David Magang’s “MAGIC OF PERSEVERANCE”. Christian John Makgala, Sunday Standard. 18 January 2009.
  4. Did De Beers cheat Botswana? – The Masire Factor Archived 11 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Sunday Standard. 18 January 2010.
  5. Botswana: Magang's 'Unputdownable' Memoirs. Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone). 11 July 2008
  • Fred Morton, Jeff Ramsay, Themba Mgadla. Historical dictionary of Botswana. 4th Edition. Scarecrow Press: 2008. ISBN 978-0-8108-5467-3 p. 204.
  • David Magang. The magic of perseverance: the autobiography of David Magang. Issue 51 of CASAS book series: 2008. ISBN 978-1-920287-70-2
  • "Burbank's African Sister City" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT_is8mFDOs
  • www.globalistfilms.com



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