Opportunity knocks for opposition! But will anybody dare open the door?

Botswana is locked into a hot election campaign.

This picture is one that has saliently been on the drawing board since the first quarter of 2018, almost taking the country to an American-style election of long drawn out campaigns. As October draws nearer, it is increasingly clear there are only two extremes worth paying attention to.

There have been as fiercely contested elections – 1994 and 2014 – but none focused on the sustenance of the status quo or change of government in this manner. Never has this country been this spoilt for choice – perhaps not of stark ideological choice – but one very interesting enough to limit scope. The BDP contests to maintain a continuing stranglehold on governing. The UDC, along with its newly found bedfellows that is the BPF, wants to bring an end to BDP’s stay in power.

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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