Cerebral Palsy takes on gov't

The founder of Cerebral Palsy Botswana Mysie Badenhorst is disappointed that the Botswana government has failed to implement the United Nations (UN) Convention on people living with disabilities.

In an interview with Mmegi, Bandenhorst said the country does not have laws that protect parents of children with disabilities and their children. She argued that the government was not doing enough to ensure that their well being together with that of their children was taken care off to make their lives better.

“The government keeps promising to put laws in place but it never does.

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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