BDP targets UDC over Gaborone Bus Rank closure

As such, the choice of venue was deliberate. Throughout the rally, speakers framed the bus rank as an economic lifeline for transport operators, vendors and small-scale traders, arguing that its alleged closure would destroy informal jobs and deepen hardship for working-class families.

However, the keynote speaker, Palelo Motaosane, was absent from the rally, with no explanation offered to supporters in attendance. The programme proceeded with speeches by John Siele, Tumiso Rakgare, Tumisang Healy and Mabuse Pule.