After months of tension and almost open revolt against new administration’s policy focus on Tourism and Conservation, Tshekedi Khama has been thrown out of the ministry. The question however is what made President Mokgweetsi Masisi pull the trigger after months of extreme patience over the untenable situation – where his minister opposed the review of the hunting ban and attacked him over concocted story of elephants’ decimation by alleged poachers and allegedly being part of a party faction – New Jerusalem – hellbent on deposing him. Whichever way one looks at it – Masisi has moved in to take full charge of the party and sent strong warning to his critics that he will act swiftly against them. In a dramatic move, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has whittled down the powers of Tshekedi Khama by removing him from the economically-important Ministry of Environment, National Resources Conservation and Tourism and assigned him a less significant Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture Development. Kitso Mokaila was returned to the Ministry which he served for years before the former President Ian Khama decided to appoint his brother to head the ministry. Other ministers that were moved around are Thapelo Olopeng who has replaced…