AP, BCP, BLP fail first test

AP and BCP members walking away PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
AP and BCP members walking away PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The new political coalition that is made up of Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Alliance for Progressives (AP) and Botswana Labour Party (BLP) has failed its first test as two parties scramble for Bosele ward in the Gaborone Bonnington North constituency.

The by-elections for Bosele and Grootlaagte ward in the Gantsi North constituency will be held on March 27. Many had hoped the three parties, which aim to work together at the 2024 General Election, would cooperate as early as possible since they have been signing political letters together.

Early this year, the trio of BLP, BCP and AP made a correspondence in which they informed the public that they hoped they would be done with constituency allocation talks before the end of February.

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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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