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BDP pays the price

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At first, the fall out between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his former ally, former Cabinet Minister and Botswana Democratic Party secretary-general Mpho Balopi seemed harmless, but the party is now paying the price, big time. Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE zooms into the BDP story

On the surface, the ruling party seems more united than ever, but the results of the recent 14 council by-elections held since post 2019 general election tell a story of a party diametrically in disarray and on a free fall.

Well resourced as the BDP was and is, it has so far managed to win only three of a possible 14 vacant council seats. This is uncharacteristic of the BDP. Something is definitely wrong.

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BDP pays the price

At first, the fall out between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his former ally, former Cabinet Minister and Botswana Democratic Party secretary-general Mpho Balopi seemed harmless, but the party is now paying the price, big time. Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE zooms into the BDP story