'Broke' BDP trims the fat

Democrats at a rally PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Democrats at a rally PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has closed its regional offices and is planning staff retrenchments, as its finances have taken a turn for the worse in recent months, Mmegi can reveal.

The ruling party raises funds through member subscriptions, rentals from two properties in Kanye and Gaborone, as well as fundraising activities such as dinners.

This week, highly placed sources, however, told Mmegi that the coronavirus (COVID-19) has adversely impacted on the ruling party’s books, weighing on all the revenue channels and forcing it to close its three regional offices, which reportedly had four employees each.

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