BMD is OK as Leader of Opposition - BNF youth

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL) on Wednesday resolved that the party's central committee should not put up a candidate for the position of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, says BNFYL secretary general, Arafat Khan.

Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) MP, Botsalo Ntuane, is currently the Leader of Opposition, although his party is at par with the BNF at six MPs each.

Ntuane's party, BMD -a breakaway from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)-gained a majority of the parliamentary seats when eight MPs joined the newly formed BMD overtaking the Botswana National Front (BNF) which had six parliamentary seats, whilst Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has five MPs. This was before two BMD members of parliament returned to the ruling BDP.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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