Thiite torpedoes Noah's Ark

Noah Salakae of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) promised Gantsi North voters ahead of the 2014 general elections that he would ‘build an ark’ to solve their problems, which included poverty.  But Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) John Thiite would have none of that as he torpedoed the vessel.

He garnered 4,893 votes against Salakae’s 4,717.  In the vote, 110 ballots were spoilt with most of the issues being that voters marked X for both candidates. In 2014 when the UDC won 17 parliamentary seats, Salakae was amongst the heroes.