It’s Not Going to Get Better is crafted as a response to a wave of global electoral fever. 2024 was a year that saw more than 100 countries, and approximately half of the world’s population, heading to national polls. Focusing on the Botswana General Elections, Makepe interprets the tenor on the ground of a country that is often held as the poster child of a peaceful African democracy. Despite promises of freedom and opportunity, in this late-capitalist moment, the lead-up to the election seemed bleak.

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Thero Makepe was born in 1996. He was born and raised in Gaborone, Bostwana. Currently, he lives between Gaborone, Cape Town and Johannesburg.

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Catch the second iteration of It's Not Going to Get Better at the Center for African Studies on the 29th of May 2025. 

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