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In Goodhope/Mmathethe, two Cabinet members being Finance Minister, Peggy Serame and Edwin Dikoloti face each other in BDP primaries. The duo was close before the demarcation of the new constituency which was necessitated by the delimitation exercise....

The suspensions were a result of alleged illegal meetings with former party president, Biggie Butale. About eight members have submitted their resignations to the party.One of the members, Catherine Linga in a letter dated October 17, 2023, cites...

In the next phase, 14 to 17 constituencies, including areas in Gaborone, will go for the primaries, building on the initial nine constituencies covered in the first phase.Despite this, only four unsuccessful council candidates have approached the...

The July extraordinary congress in Palapye decided among other things, that to contest in the primaries, one ought to have been a member of the BDP for two or more years.“Expression of Interest (EOI) started last week on October 12, 2023, and it...

In an interview with Mmegi this week, the BDP Women’s Wing deputy chairperson, Veronica Lesole, said the hope is to have women occupy 50% of the seats contested in the primaries for both Parliament and council.“We have deployees from the regions...

Speaking during the commemoration of Hospice and Palliative Care Day in Kanye on Friday, he highlighted the significant work done by the Community Home Based Care (CHBC) programme.From March 2022 to March 2023, the programme assisted a total of 4,515...

So far, two days into the deadline, only four council candidates losers have approached the party, which held its primary elections for nine constituencies. The BCP elections national director, Vain Mamela told Mmegi that those who want to appeal the...

In the recent primary election in Gamalete, Mabeo emerged victorious with 1,995 votes out of over 3,000 voters, a notable feat considering the circumstances. In the 2019 General Election, he finished a distant third under the Alliance for...

The voting process across the country highlighted the challenges faced by the BCP electoral board, revealing lapses in protocol. There were delays in some areas, with election officers arriving late at polling stations and in the process causing...

Judge Gabriel Komboni has upheld with costs an urgent application in which Baleseng challenged his suspension by the central executive committee (CEC) of the union on September 17, 2023.Justice Komboni declared that the acting presidency of Oreeditse...

While Mashaba is said to be popular amongst some sections of the party, in favour of Nkawana are incumbency and the fact that he is running a well-oiled campaign machinery.“Incumbency is going to help Nkawana to win the primaries compared to his...

The two candidates who will battle it out over the weekend are Brothers Malema and Reuben Kaizer. Kaizer’s campaign team is complaining that their members were struck out of the voters roll during the audit by some party structures in favour of...

“Our area has established a committee that deals with GBV issues since we have realized that some residents are not reporting to the police, but they are being abused.This committee is helping us to spread the message and also to educate those who...

As residents of Palapye continued with celebrations to mark 57 years of Botswana's independence, the reality that women are not safe in their own homes hit home when neighbours in Lotsane ward woke up to screams of an elderly woman being raped by...

While the BDP NYEC cannot actively campaign for its members in the primaries because of the code of conduct, they can only express their wishes for 50% youth representation in Parliament and councils.The BDP will hold its primary elections starting...