Another BCP man calls for unity
MAUN: Though he is over 60 years, he is energetic and a workaholic. He worked tirelessly canvassing for votes in the Maun West constituency for Botswana Congress Party (BCP) candidates. After the dismal performance of his party in the past election, Semahedi Basimane is now convinced that unity of opposition parties is the only way to wrestle power from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).

BCP to brainstorm on election results
FRANCISTOWN: When the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) leadership meet in a fortnight in Gaborone, for a postmortem of the weekend polls, the issue of opposition unity is likely to dominate their discussions. BCP publicity secretary Dumelang Saleshando said some party members are likely to raise the issue of unity at the meeting following the party’s unflattering performance at the parliamentary polls.

Basarwa case hangs on a thread
“The law on the subject is clear. Order 4 of the Rules of Court peremptorily requires that an attorney’s authority to act is evidenced only by the lodgement of a power of attorney signed by his client, and Rule 7 prescribes the form of such a power,” said Pilane.

Political veteran becomes rookie councillor
At nearly 70-years-old, Chapman Setshwantsho of the Botswana National Front (BNF) has just become a councillor. The senior citizen won the Bontleng council seat in Gaborone with 607 votes. His challengers from the Botswana Democratic Party got 372 votes, National Democratic Front (175) and Botswana Congress Party (71). “I had predicted that I would finish with a large margin,” he says.