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This was revealed by the UDC president, Duma Boko at a press conference in Gaborone, a meeting he said will now be monthly.“The deadline for sitting representatives who were elected in 2019 under the colours and banners of the UDC who would like to...

During a press conference held recently, Kgoroba revealed that together with a few others have split from the AP because the party leadership has decided to join the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).The emergence of the faction comes after...

The BCP, a disgruntled member of the Umbrella for Democratic Party (UDC) is still stuck in the opposition coalition because their exit will trigger nationwide by-elections.In 2020 Parliament passed a floor crossing law amending the Constitution of...

Both BCP and BLP are splinter parties of the Botswana National Front (BNF). BCP in the past have swallowed other parties like Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM), National Democratic Front (NDF), and Marx, Engel, Lenin and Stalin (MELS) movement and...

Reports show that Moti allegedly wanted to extract hugely favourable concessions from the State, grafting onto Botswana the sort of grand plans he had seemingly tried to set in motion in Zimbabwe years before. Moti is the owner of the Moti Group a...

This comes after Gaolathe and other AP leaders withdrew from cooperation talks with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and the Botswana Labour Party (BLP) on Friday, this time for good.The AP is a splinter party from the Botswana Movement for...

On the other hand, the BCP was left shocked and disappointed recently when AP walked away from their months long cooperation talks citing trust issues amongst others.The duo were also in talks with Botswana Labour Party (BLP) but it was only the AP...

The development led to Alliance for Progressives (AP) deserting cooperation talks with Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana Labour Party (BLP) to seek an alternate one with Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).The constituencies which left the...

The AP has been engaged in the process of negotiations with the BCP and the Botswana Labour Party (BLP) since September 2022. The intention was to conclude the talks within 10 weeks but there was a deadlock on seven constituencies. The deadlock...

The AP says they strongly believe that the BCP was attempting to infiltrate the party and ultimately break it up. Speaking at a media conference on Saturday, AP secretary-general, Phenyo Butale, said the BCP wanted to break them apart with the help...

There is a long history of vice presidents in the UDC since 2012 and recently there has been reports that the UDC leadership is toying with the idea of dropping the VP position as the coalition seeks to revise its constitution.The UDC’s current...

The BCP says it prefers to contest the upcoming 2024 General Election in cooperation with other parties but not under the UDC in its current form. Technically BCP is still under the UDC, an arrangement they say will collapse once Parliament dissolves...

Kweneng Land Board has revealed that cases of fake land certificates are prevalent in Land Boards which are nearer to the capital city, Gaborone.The cases involve the old Customary Land Grant certificate.Kweneng Land Board chairperson Kgang Kgang...

According to the Kweneng Land Board chairperson Kgang Kgang, involved parties include councillors, judges, lawyers, former Land Board employees, Board members, and high-ranking members in the military.In 2019, the Mogoditshane Sub-Land Board...

The BCP which is still a member of opposition coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) started 2024 General Election cooperation talks with AP last year only to be later joined by Botswana National Party (BNF) splinter party BLP.BCP is unhappy...