The leaders said their party has started its own website after realising that other political parties especially the BDP and the BNF were "represented" in various media houses. They were speaking at the launch of the BCP's website launch and fund raising dinner at Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC). Gaborone Central MP and BCP publicity chief Dumelang Saleshando said local journalists have aligned themselves with the country's most powerful political parties. However, he said it was a world phenomenon for newspapers, radio and television stations to take sides when reporting on political issues.

"In England, The Mirror is for the Labour Party but if you want to know anything about the Conservative Party then you should read the Daily Telegraph. In America, those who want to know about the Republicans read the Washington Times while the Washington Post is for the Democrats. But here, everybody knows that Mmegi and The Mirror have always been supporting BNF while BDP uses RBI, Daily News and Btv to advance their programmes," he said.

He asserted that problems emerge every time there are factions in the two parties because journalists would not know who to support.

"For Mmegi, the anti-Moupo faction seems to be in control because their articles say it all," Saleshando said. He added that it was unfortunate that various political parties seem to have accepted the situation but because of this, BCP found it necessary to start its own website to help promote party policies.

He said the party is looking to start a newsletter as well as producing a television documentary about its history and origins.

Maswibilili said that since the BCP is young and full of innovative ideas, they decided to create their own website where people could get information about the party. The BCP chairman said that the website will help in their quest to take power in 2009 as it will spread news about the party activities even to those living outside Botswana.

"This is one of those things that separates us from all these parties. They have representation in the media but we can promote ourselves through our own means. We want to separate ourselves from those who are scolded for not commenting on the State of the Nation Address," he said. He revealed that news about the CKGR will be accessible in the BCP website. Maswibilili decried the fact that cooperation negotiations between opposition parties are dragging on and warned that the delay could prove costly in the long run.

"We should all know that we cannot negotiate forever because these negotiations are costly in terms of time and money, though we still appreciate that there is need for opposition cooperation," he said. He urged opposition parties not to feel ashamed of speaking openly against the relocation of people from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). He said the BCP will use its website to give a voice to those who have been relocated. He warned BCP members against HIV/AIDS saying they would not topple the BDP in 2009 if they did not guard against the epidemic.