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The urgent court matter will be heard soon. The BDP CC chose Peggy Serame to be their candidate in this year's General Election. Initially, the party had promised to call for a re- run but there was a change of heart. Mmegi has learnt that...

The constituency has consequently been handed over to the Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame, the losing parliamentary primary candidate, reversing the decision for a re-run and further deepening tensions within the party. Dikoloti had won against...

Residents of Boteti West have been encouraged to re-elect him due to his extensive leadership experience, both in the civil service and politics. Tsogwane would be the Vice President again if he could be chosen by the State President Mokgweetsi...

The UDC candidates are supposed to be launched this weekend. Some BNF members are dissatisfied with the UDC’s failure to implement the recommendations of the UDC chairperson, Motlatsi Molapise. As a result, calls are growing for the constituency...

Even though there is no direct election of president in the country, this marks yet another pivotal moment as Batswana prepare to choose their leader. “The public is informed that in terms of the Presidential elections (supplementary provisions)...

But during voting on Wednesday, out of 40 BDP MPs who were in Parliament, only 37 supported the Bill. Despite preaching unity at the weekend congress, three MPs showed that they are not with Masisi and did not vote for the Bill. As a result, the BDP...

Speaking to the media on Thursday, he stated that the defiant MPs were merely exercising their constitutional rights. "As a democratic nation, we respect the right of members to vote according to their conscience. However, it is unfortunate that this...

2019 healthcare pledgesAfter the 2019 General election, the BDP under Masisi was straight away met with a mammoth task when the outbreak of COVID-19 hit the country merely five months after taking office and it strained the health sector requiring...

Out of 61 constituencies, only seven were informed that their appeals were still under review by the party's Central Committee (CC). According to party chairperson, Slumber Tsogwane, the remaining appeals will be addressed soon. However, some...

When addressing BDP members during the manifesto launch and leadership meeting, she highlighted that for the first time, the party's Central Committee (CC) includes eight women. However, she emphasised that more efforts are needed to increase...

He emphatically denied leading any faction and stated that he had no intention of doing so. Tsogwane urged members to dismiss claims of factional leadership and focus on unity. "I have never been part of any faction, and I won't start now. We...

Despite many members anxiously awaiting these outcomes, it has been confirmed that three to four constituencies will rerun their primary elections for parliamentary seats. Amongst the key reruns, Lentsweletau-Lephephe constituency Member of...

The CC was tasked with handling appeals stemming from party primary elections. Failure to resolve these appeals by the deadline would mean the CC could not continue addressing them, as they would no longer have the constitutional authority to do so....

The party's central committee (CC) has been grappling with numerous appeals arising from the outcome of Bulela Ditswe, which recorded a high number of disputes. Consequently, some party members are still angry regarding how the appeals are being...

However, it remains to be seen if any party member will step forward to challenge him for the presidency. Notably, Masisi faced challenges from Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi in 2019 for the coveted party presidency seat which was sparked by controversies...