Bayford tipped for Gaborone Central

Dick Bayford
Dick Bayford

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is today expected to announce the replacement of the late Gomolemo Motswaledi in the Gaborone Central constituency.

Mmegi has leant that the UDC executive has met and gave the affiliate partner, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), of which Motswaledi was the president, to suggest the name of a person who represent the party in the October 24 general elections. 

Fellow coalition members, Botswana People’s Party (BPP), allocated BMD the constituency and Botswana National Front (BNF), who has taken a position to endorse whatever position the former, takes.

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Let us all go to vote

Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...

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