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Cabinet approves political party funding

Cabinet wants all political parties that receive the funding PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Cabinet wants all political parties that receive the funding PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Cabinet has finally approved political party funding after 57 years of indecisiveness, dodging and refusal to empower struggling opposition parties.

This comes after proposals from Batswana and a recommendation from the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Constitution.

The recommendation was that “Political party funding be introduced based on parliamentary seats won by parties in the immediate past General Election at the rate of not less than P50,000 or such amount as may be determined by Parliament from time to time per Member of Parliament.”


Editor's Comment
Boko should stop the fighting and start the delivering

With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...

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