BDP councillor defects to BCP
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Mafoko cited a poor working relationship with area Member of Parliament (MP), Dorcas Makgato as his reason for leaving the BDP. He said that Makgato does not consult with her councillors and sidelines those who supported former MP, Oreeditse Molebatsi in the party primaries.
He said that he and some councillors tried on many occasions to reach a compromise, but their efforts yielded no positive results.
The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...