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Omphemetse Kwapa (Jwaneng-Mabutsane) In the Jwaneng constituency, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and the Botswana National Front (BNF) typically dominate due to their strong local support bases. The current Member of Parliament Mephato Reatile...

Sam Digwa (Boteti West)This is one of the constituencies to watch this year, as Vice President Slumber Tsogwane, who is also eyeing possible elevation to the presidency, is contesting here. The UDC has fielded Sam Digwa, who has been active in this...

Addressing the Full Council on Monday, the City Mayor Austin Abraham, said the city council will be allocated half of the Roads Levy Fund for the maintenance of the roads. “The list of the prioritised roads has been submitted to the Ministry of...

This is especially significant because such events were missed during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many attendees at these rallies do not represent the situation on the ground, as they came to support regions and hosts. The...

This forum took place on Saturday, and its resolutions were subsequently presented at the UDC meeting, held at the same venue on Sunday. Key issues on the agenda included complaints about the activities in the Molepolole South and...

Only the central committee members of the parties attended the meeting. Recently, the UDC has been relatively quiet when it comes to election activities. This silence has led many to questioning whether the UDC is genuinely aiming to win or if it has...

BPF spokesperson, Amogelang Mokwena, told The Monitor on Saturday that the members argue the party president Mephato Reatile must convene a congress to either endorse or reverse his decision to withdraw the party from the UDC. “Those who disagree...

He told The Monitor on Saturday that nothing will deter him from becoming an MP. “I have built strong connections in the area and understand the political landscape well. As an independent candidate, I garnered substantial support and with the UDC,...

The BDP secretary-general, Kavis Kario, said the party is confident in its timeline and progress, emphasising that campaigning efforts have been continuous. But, it goes without saying that postponing the primaries incessantly as the BDP has been...

The strategy is to saturate the villages with red to assert their presence in these former strongholds now held by the opposition Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). The BDP lost these areas to the UDC in the...

He told The Monitor over the weekend that they have already reached 95% of their goal thanks to teamwork from officers to the ministry. “We are only left with a few plots to reach our target. Plot allocation waiting lists will soon become a thing...

This follows a revelation on Wednesday by party president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, that more people will be removed from the list of aspiring candidates because they ‘breached’ the party code on primaries.Mmegi has learnt that the BDP Central...

The church’s existence and operations are governed by the Societies Act of 2022.However, internal conflicts within the church have resulted in two factions, each seeking to operate independently and register separately, despite being part of the...

The issue stems from two candidates, Shima Monageng of the Alliance for Progressives (AP) and Dr. Tlamelo Mmatli of the Botswana National Front (BNF), who are both campaigning under the UDC banner.Each claims to be the official UDC representative,...

However, elections in Lobatse were postponed due to irregularities. The remaining primary elections are scheduled to take place at the beginning of June. From the given allocations, the BNF got 26 constituencies, the Alliance for Progressives (AP)...