BNF conference: the unofficial record

The conference took place inside. The congress was held outside. The police, who were ready for bloodshed, got none. Only a stabbing.

The worst that happened was that a few heads rolled, as they should have after the May Molepolole 'special congress' that spat out Kathleen Letshabo and the central committee members who found president Otsweletse Moupo's political deportment embarrassing.

He was found stranded in London by Ian Khama whom, it is believed saved the country the embarrassment of a lost leader of the opposition. By bailing him out with taxpayers' money, presumably on the guarantee that he would salvage some earnings from parliament after he cleared his own personal bills.

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Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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