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BCP CC leaves Samoka furious

Brian Samoka
Brian Samoka

Following the recent Botswana Congress Party (BCP) Youth League elective congress, youth leader Brian Samoka has expressed deep disappointment over what he calls an unfair decision by the party’s Central Committee (CC) for being overlooked for the presidency.

During the congress, a highly competitive race resulted in a tie between Samoka and Tebogo June, with both candidates receiving 194 votes each.

The third contender, Bonnie Tlhagwane, trailed behind with 91 votes.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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