BMD's student organ quits UB opposition coalition

Basco Student Movement for Democracy (BSMD), a Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) organ, has pulled out of a coalition of student movements representing opposition parties at the University of Botswana (UB).

The organs have been working on a strategy to fight next month's UB Student Representative Council (SRC) elections as a bloc.

With the BSMD out of the race, it means only the Mass-BNF, an organ of the Botswana National Front, and the University of Botswana Congress for Democracy (UBCD-BCP) will contest the upcoming SRC elections as a united force because the BSMD, just like the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)'s GS26, will contest as individual entities. 

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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