AP council candidate faces rape allegations

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

FRANCISTOWN: Alliance for Progressives (AP) has said that it is not in a position to determine if it should take action against its council candidate who is facing rape allegations or not.

Taujoruavi Maekopo, the party’s 2019 general elections council candidate for Gumare-Tubu South in the Ngamiland district, is expected to be trialed for rape in January next year.

Following the allegations, calls across the political divide suggest that the council candidate should step down in order to clear his name.

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