Party congresses should resume - analyst

BNF members at a party conference. PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE
BNF members at a party conference. PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE

University of Botswana (UB) political analyst, Mokaloba Mokaloba says political parties can no longer use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse for not holding party congresses.

Both the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and opposition, Botswana National Front (BNF) are not clear on whether they will hold their congresses this year or not.

Only Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) have confirmed that they would each hold virtual congresses.  Political parties are supposed to hold their congresses in July this year after they were postponed last year. The BDP and BNF had earlier postponed theirs in 2019 to focus on the general elections.

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