Bazezuru church fence-sit on COVID-19 vaccination
Friday, December 10, 2021 | 2850 Views |
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President Masisi being blessed by Bazezuru women during the Francistown West BDP candidate launch
When the coronavirus hit Botswana’s shores in March 2020, the government introduced a raft of measures to contain its spread.
Amongst the measures that were implemented was the unpopular declaration of State of Public Emergency (SoE) for the purpose of taking appropriate and stringent initiatives to address the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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...