BDP battles for survival

BDP members
BDP members

FRANCISTOWN: The year 2015 was not particularly a good year for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). The BDP encountered many depressing situations. It latched from one problem to another.

The BDP lost all the six by-elections held including the highly contested Goodhope-Mabule parliamentary by-election where the President Ian Khama’s right hand man, Eric Molale, lost dismally to the Umbrella for Democratic Change’s candidate, Barolong royal, Kgosi Lotlamoreng II.

The party fired some of its secretariat staff members, which observers said were given the boot because they were pro-Botsalo Ntuane’s reforms.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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