BNF rejects Media Bill

In a statement containing resolutions from the party's acrimonious gathering in Jwaneng, the party commits itself to fighting media repression. "The BNF rejects the Media Bill in its entirety," announced the statement. On other issues, the party resolved that the embattled president, Otsweletse Moupo, should stay until 2010 when the party will elect his successor. The party has been struggling with heated factional differences between the pro-Moupo camp and their opponents who want him out.

The party condemns the recent Khama initiatives as unsustainable interventions that "have not been subjected to proper thought". "The BNF calls for proper and sustainable interventions that can address unemployment and poverty in the long term," states the statement.