Venson-Moitoi's presidential race an uphill battle

Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s presidential campaign faces insurmountable obstacles in pursuance of its objectives, as their numbers seemingly don’t add up. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) structures have simply connived against her first ever challenge of the sitting President and endorsed the incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE reports that it will only take a miracle of Biblical proportion for team Venson-Moitoi to oust the well-resourced Team Masisi

Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s presidential campaign faces insurmountable obstacles in pursuance of its objectives, as their numbers seemingly don’t add up. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) structures have simply connived against her first ever challenge of the sitting President and endorsed the incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE reports that it will only take a miracle of Biblical proportion for team Venson-Moitoi to oust the well-resourced Team Masisi

FRANCISTOWN: In some quarters, it is almost a foregone conclusion that the Venson-Moitoi team also known as the New Jerusalem axis is going to emerge badly bruised from the Kang special congress.

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