Anti-UDC BNF members to contest as mekoko

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Botswana National Front (BNF) is seeing an emergence of disgruntled members going independent in the October 24 elections.

Among those are opponents of the party’s decision to join the Umbrella for Democratic Change UDC) coalition and those who had lost multiple High Court cases against the party and the president Duma Boko.

Recently, the independent held a political rally in Selebi-Phikwe revealing that they would be launched.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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