Response to allegations against BNF/UDC

Moeti Mohwasa
Moeti Mohwasa

Media reports have of late been awash with news regarding the interaction between the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and the African National Congress (ANC), which also happen to have a bilateral relationship with the Botswana National Front (BNF).

As Cde Gwede Mantashe, the ANC Secretary General mentioned, the ANC’s historical relations with both the BNF and the BDP are different. At the BNF, we respect the right of the ANC to relate with whoever it chooses to, just as much as we also enjoy that right.

What is however disturbing is that almost every time following the ANC and the BDP meetings, the BNF is left with the public and its members wondering if it still enjoys any bilateral relation with the ANC. Our relationship with the ANC dates back to the time when it was banned.

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