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 Minister of Parliament for Kweneng East/Lentsweletau Constituency from 1979 to 2002. 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). 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]

References

1. ^ Biography:Launch of The Magic of Perserverance. Phakalane ltd. website. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
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. 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 9780810854673 p. 204.
• David Magang. The magic of perseverance: the autobiography of David Magang. Issue 51 of CASAS book series: 2008. ISBN 9781920287702

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