Another Kalafatis shot

Costa Kalafatis, the younger brother to the late John Kalafatis, is in a serious condition at the Male Surgical Ward at Princess Marina Hospital after he was shot by persons suspected to be security agents between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning in Gaborone.

Costa’s girlfriend who accompanied him during the incident, Marang Podi related that a Landcruiser bearing a ‘BX’ registration number pulled up behind them in the car park at Segoditshane Flats behind Middlestar Shopping Complex.

Marang Pudi, who was in the passenger seat of their Isuzu van when bullets swung past her towards Costa, said they had been driving from Extension 4 to The Village around midnight when Costa advised that they take a detour past Middle Star to check on his friends.  She said they pulled into a car park. A few seconds later, a white Land Cruiser came and parked directly behind them, blocking their way out.

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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