David Magang

David Magang
Born	1938
Residence	Phakalane
Nationality	Motswana
Alma mater	University of London
Political party	BDP
Religion	Christianity

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. 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 (sic). 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 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