BNF, BCP Size Each Other Up

 Moeti Mohaswa PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Moeti Mohaswa PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The differences between Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) have built up to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) level in the lower structures at the University of Botswana (UB) student politics.

During the recent UB Student Representative Council (SRC) polls, the BNF Mass grouping decided to contest in partnership with the Alliance for Progressives student group (AP), a non-coalition member, a move that appears to have offended the opposition bloc’s latest member. 

“Ever since the BCP became a part of the UDC, our student branch at UB has always contested for SRC elections alongside other UDC-aligned student formations. Though AP is not a member of the UDC, the BNF for reasons best known to them, excluded the BCP in favour of a non-member. Numerous efforts to resolve the misunderstanding proved futile,” BCP president, Dumelang Saleshando said.

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