Another opposition coalition in the offing?

AP members PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
AP members PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The tension between Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and some of its partners in the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) seems to be growing by the day.

Already there is a group within the BCP that is lobbying for the party to leave the UDC and form an alliance with the Alliance for Progressives (AP).

As such a BCP national executive committee (NEC) meeting scheduled to be held after the holidays will discuss the strained relations within the UDC.

Editor's Comment
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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