Choppies' troubles reach tipping point
Friday, August 16, 2019
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Festus Mogae. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This, while the eagerly awaited forensic and legal reports laid more damning allegations against directors for the hole the group finds itself in.
In addition, former president, Festus Mogae, who has chaired the pan-African group since 2008, also announced a plan to step down once the group’s 2018 full year results are released, a development expected in the next six to eight weeks.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...