Carefree DJ Sid ready for political gladiators :: Mmegi Online

Many people have ruled out Sidney Baitsile popularly known as DJ Sid in the Gaborone Central political battle. But the well-known entertainer is upbeat that he will cause an upset in the October general elections.

His announcement earlier this year that he was running as an independent candidate for Gaborone Central was greeted with derision by almost everybody. This is particularly because he is facing the mountainous task of displacing the area Member of Parliament (MP) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president Dumelang Saleshando. Other big names competing for the seat are Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) secretary general Gomolemo Motswaledi and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)’s councillor Rupert Hambira.

Despite this uphill battle, there is no turning back for Baitsile. The challenges of the constituency, the one place he has called home from childhood, have motivated him to contest.

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