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BDP: The ‘sick man of southern Africa’

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BDP members led by the party president. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The reigning Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) conquest came like a thunder on a cloudless day in October 2024. The party’s electioneering was not as robust and rigorous as it was in 2019. Write Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE & Correspondent PAULINE ROD SMITH

The lull in the UDC political pursuits emboldened former State and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) president Mokgweetsi Masisi to become extremely overconfident, arrogant and complacent. Sometimes the BDP leadership got reckless in its political utterances and decision-making.

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