• Elderly blamed social ills, delinquency on DJ Tips' Remmogo festival As former Minister for Tertiary Education, Thapelo Olopeng, comes to terms with an embarassing loss at the hands of his nemesis, Pono Moathodi last week, The Patriot on Sunday discovers that Tonota electorates had long made up their minds about the MP popularly known as DJ Tips. “Olopeng concentrated on his ministerial role and literally neglected his constituency, which is lagging behind in developments. He had the tendency of making empty promises to Bakhurutshe and this time around people were tired of his shenanigans,” reveals Neo Modibedi, a youthful voter in Tonota. She pointed out that many, especially the elderly, were not amused about the annual music festival that Olopeng held in Tonota. According to Modibedi, the elderly people were bitterly complaining that the music festival dubbed Tonota Remmogo was fuelling social ills such as teenage pregnancy and alcohol and drug abuse. Unlike Olopeng, Moathodi was always in contact with the electorates and knew their concerns like the back of his hand. Since losing to Olopeng, Moathodi has been doing ground work silently and his determination and hard work finally yielded the desired fruits. Some of the constituents have…