Will the BDP 'give in' on ballot counting?
For a long time, opposition parties in Botswana have decried that there was an urgent need to amend the Electoral Act in order to level the political playing field. In the past, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) rejected a motion sponsored by the opposition for the counting of ballots (council and parliamentary) to take place in polling stations. Mmegi Correspondent LEBOGANG MOSIKARE asks if the BDP will this time give in this time following an intention by the opposition to table a similar bill
Lebogang Mosikare
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25 July 2024
The revelation
The picture bearing the colourful circular logo of my favourite American football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, was carefully removed, destined to be replaced in a new locker by whatever new allegiance I pledged. The clatter of locker doors opening and the buzz of excited conversations about summer plans punctuated the air.I looked around, taking in the familiar faces of acquaintances and those I merely passed in the hall, never exchanging a...