Galebotswe dismisses cease, desist letter
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | Wednesday November 26, 2025 06:00
He confirmed receiving the letter in Palapye, where a BPF faction held a meeting. However, Galebotswe said he treated the correspondence as ‘fake’ since he was asked to respond to it on August 22, 2025, whilst the letter is dated November 21, 2025. “I do not know if it means August next year or not, or if the letter was long written,” he said. The letter written by BPF attorneys, Otto Itumeleng, warned that they may interdict Galebotswe if he did not desist from claiming to be the party president.
“Our instructions are to demand, as we hereby do, that you immediately cease and desist from holding yourself out as the BPF president on account of the several constitutional matters that we have raised above,” states the correspondence.
“Our clients request that you seriously reconsider this matter and conduct yourself, firmly rooted in discipline and good conduct. Should we not receive a formal correspondence from you by August 22, 2025, we hold strict instructions to interdict you from holding yourself out as the BPF president and purporting to exercise any functions of the office of the BPF president, and seek costs on a punitive scale.”
In the same letter, he was advised that the new National Executive Committee (NEC) was duly elected at the Serowe congress.
Galebotswe was further advised that former BPF president, Reggie Reatile, had dissolved the old NEC.
He was hence warned that the path he had taken was unconstitutional and untenable.
Furthermore, the letter states that his actions undermine the goodwill and brand of the BPF.
“As a bona fide member of the BPF, the expectation is that you take time to learn and understand the BPF, its culture and ethos,” the letter revealed,” revealed the letter.
“Our clients are further worried that the so-called interim NEC has embarked on an unlawful fundraising campaign in the name of the BPF and solicits funds from the public using the letterhead of the BPF. This is a serious concern to our clients,” it added.
Furthermore, the so-called interim NEC had written a letter to the Registrar of Societies.
They raised several complaints about the Serowe congress and asked the Registrar to declare the current interim committee as the legitimate and properly constituted body to manage and run the affairs of the party, which the Registrar did not entertain.
According to the letter, this shows serious indiscipline by those members and a clear attempt to undermine the current NEC.