Engages SA PR consultant for 2019 The 2019 General Elections are increasingly promising to be an expensive exercise for politicians as well resourced candidates are already turning to consultants to craft powerful slogans, appealing personalities and stylish swag to win over an increasingly influential floating voters. It is all about the ‘Americanisation’ of political campaigns in Botswana, a trend hitherto seen in other countries as politicians recognize that high-priced consultants can fine-tune their message and give them an edge at the ballot box. President of Botswana National Front (BNF) and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Advocate Duma Boko has stepped up the moneyed ladder after recently boasting that he will sponsor the July BNF conference to the tune of P2 million and the 2019 general elections with P10 million. True to his word, Boko has engaged a South African image company Status Reputation Management Consultancy which has stated that anything to do with UDC president, especially the media, must contact Karabo Molotsi, a senior Account Executive at Status RMC. Although Status RMC claims to have been engaged by UDC, the coalition Publicity Secretary Moeti Mohwasa exercised ignorance over the development referring this publication to Boko who is currently in Angola…