Mokoko wa BCP wins against UDC

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

FRANCISTOWN: Just like in Virgil’s famous book, “The Aeneid”, one may not be off the target to say that Gaseitse Mabutho’s political fate was already determined before he won the recent general elections.

Recently, Mabutho who refers himself as a Botswana Congress Party (BCP) independent candidate (Mokoko in the vernacular) showed his competitors a clean pair of heels during recent general elections at Boikhutso ward in the Francistown South constituency.

Mabutho would be the only independent councillor at the Francistown City Council chambers following his historic win.

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