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BCP accuses UDC of failing Batswana

Taolo Lucas said medicine shortages had reached alarming levels PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Taolo Lucas said medicine shortages had reached alarming levels PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has accused the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government of failing to deliver on its promises.

Equally, the opposition party blamed the coalition for worsening living conditions, high unemployment, and critical medicine shortages. Speaking at the launch of Joseph Bagwasi’s Sefhophe by-election campaign on Saturday, BCP leaders said the country was facing a troubling situation, with ordinary Batswana struggling to access healthcare and secure livelihoods.

The by-election, which will be held on October 17, follows the death of UDC councillor Christopher Motsholapheko.

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