State media blacks-out Barata-Phathi, covers A-team

The state media seems to have given a black-out to moves by the Barata-Phathi faction of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to break away.

By yesterday, the two Radio Botswana stations; Botswana Television (Btv) and the Daily News have not reported on the historic meeting the faction held on Saturday and its aftermath.

However last night in the 9pm news BTV read the statement released by the BDP central committee in the aftermath of the weekend gathering by Barata Phathi.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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