Lone BMD cllr undecided on defecting

Friday, November 01, 2019

FRANCISTOWN: The only Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) councillor who managed to win a council seat throughout the country is undecided whether he will join another party or remain a BMD cadre.

This is despite the fact that his party was vanquished in the recent general elections.

Meshack Makgosa who stood for a council seat at Mathathane ward in the Bobonong constituency, won by the UDC was voted by 773 people, 556 more votes than his president, Sidney Pilane, who was voted by a paltry 207 voters for a parliamentary seat at Gaborone North.

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Lone BMD cllr undecided on defecting

FRANCISTOWN: The only Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) councillor who managed to win a council seat throughout the country is undecided whether he will join another party or remain a BMD cadre.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

Selefu

Civil Society threatens court action over constitution amendment

Fans urged to fill up stadium

Coaches take jabs ahead of derby

A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

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