UDC circus must end

On Tuesday, the leadership of the opposition bloc, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) converged at Oasis Motel in Tlokweng to tackle yet another headache.

On the agenda was affiliate member, the Botswana Movement for Democracy and its president, Sidney Pilane. It is not for us to tell how parties or coalitions should go about their business. But it is certainly important that we have highly contested general elections, and therefore the status of the opposition matters.

A highly contested election makes those in power to outdo themselves and deliver services to the people. Voter registration is ongoing with few numbers turning up as some feel it is not worth voting, as there is confusion. One of the reasons for that is because there is still confusion about candidates they could vote for. The four parties could be doing much more to encourage more Batswana to register and vote in 2019. Instead they are at war with themselves.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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