BCP routs GCC again

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

BCP leader Dumelang Saleshando leading BCP members as they leave Lobatse High Court following their victory against GCC earlier this year: PIC TSELE TSEBETSAME

Finding itself between a rock and a hard place, the Gaborone City Council was forced to retreat by the way of an out- of- court settlement, once again handing victory to a battle ready Botswana Congress Party and denying Batswana the spectacle of a battle of great political significance.

In apparent effort to save face, the Gaborone City Council (GCC) was last Friday forced to climb down and pay a battle-ready Botswana Congress Party (BCP) P13 000 in an out-of-court settlement.

The GCC recently took the BCP to court to compel the party to remove its campaign posters from the city’s streetlights and other electrical installations such as traffic lights.

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BCP routs GCC again

Finding itself between a rock and a hard place, the Gaborone City Council was forced to retreat by the way of an out- of- court settlement, once again handing victory to a battle ready Botswana Congress Party and denying Batswana the spectacle of a battle of great political significance.

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