Balopi quits Cabinet, expected to resign as BDP Secretary General
Friday, December 24, 2021 | 4270 Views |
Mpho Balopi PC. THALEFANG CHARLES
This follows his immediate resignation as a cabinet minister this morning. Balopi and President Mokgweetsi Masisi have not been in good terms lately. Masisi had even informed some party elders as well as other cabinet members about the fallout.
Balopi will become just an ordinary Member of Parliament for Gaborone North.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...