BCP, BNF Fight Over Gabs Central
Monday, February 11, 2019

The Botswana National Front (BNF) Gaborone Central Constituency committee has issued a statement complaining against the Botswana Congress Party’s (BCP) decision to announce a candidate while discussions are still ongoing.
BCP Youth League Publicity Secretary, Jackson Koko on Saturday wrote a post on Facebook stating that they endorse Mpho Pheko as the UDC candidate in the Gaborone Central constituency. This has irked the BNF who want the constituency to be given to one of their own, Billy Sekgororoane.
The Botswana Examination Council (BEC) released the BGCSE results for students who sat for Form 5 examinations in 2024.Whilst initially BEC released that only 3,673 candidates scored 36 points and above, the number was corrected to 6,521 during a press conference, which was held on Friday at the BEC boardroom.The set cut-off for government sponsorship is 36 points and sadly this means that only 6,521 will be eligible for the support and the...