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BPF factions go for a third bout

Butale at the Lobatse High court PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Butale at the Lobatse High court PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

In the raging exchange of political blows between Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) leaders, a third court bout is on the cards. BPF president, Biggie Butale, has won two so far.

The third bout is promising to be a fierce and decisive one. The five whom president Butale want jailed have fell short of labelling him a liar. They refute his claims that the author of his suspension letter, Barulaganye Letang, is not a member of the party’s Disciplinary Committee.

This is after Butale in his latest application to restore his presidency filed an affidavit claiming he did not know Letang. Butale feels some power hungry members of his party want to ‘steal’ his presidency.

Editor's Comment
Academic cheating must be rooted out

If the allegations are proved, the educator in question stole not only an exam but also the future of honest students who studied hard.The Ministry of Higher Education acted correctly by suspending the Special Education paper at both Tlokweng and Serowe colleges, as reported elsewhere in this edition.Yet stopping one examination is a short-term fix for a problem that is spreading dangerously across the country.The 2025 Botswana General...

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