Masisi explains Dikoloti, Serame saga
Amidst the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primaries hullaballoo triggered by the party’s decision to crown Finance Minister, Peggy Serame, as the party candidate for Goodhope-Mmathethe on a silver platter ahead of the disputed winner, Edwin Dikoloti, who is suspended from the party for 60 days, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has defended his party position in an interview with Mmegionline Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE on the sidelines of presidential nominations recently at the Gaborone High Court premises
Ryder Gabathuse
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04 October 2024
A call for calm and unity towards October 30
Political parties are actively campaigning, with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) facing scrutiny not only for its policies but also for alleged connections to political practices in neighbouring Zimbabwe.Meanwhile, the opposition is voicing concerns over potential electoral ‘rigging’ and the composition of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), selected by the Judicial Service Commission. We have also had disturbing trends...