By-elections: A boost for UDC confidence

Out of 11 council by-elections last December, the UDC - a tri-party coalition comprising the Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) - backed by two other opposition parties, the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) and Alliance for Progressives (AP), joined hands and solidified their intentions. They reaped the fruits of their unity efforts. The opposition bagged eight out of the 11 seats contested.

In the past immediate weekend, albeit faced with a challenge of the requisite resources against a well-resourced ruling BDP, the opposition left an impression in the hearts and minds of many when it unseated the BDP from the council seat the opposition direly needed as a confidence booster.