2022: Selebi-Phikwe’s new dawn?
Friday, December 10, 2021 | 2380 Views |
A few days later BCL Mine, which was the lifeblood of the town I grew up in called Selebi-Phikwe, was closed.
At least 5,000 direct jobs disappeared, many more indirect jobs suffered, companies closed down, unemployment skyrocketed, suicides were reported in large numbers and general gloom and doom covered the town.
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...