Councillor beaten up in Matsha quarrel

The BDP man, Botokanyana Motoroko, allegedly beat up Molatedi Selala, first with a headbutt and then a fist above the left eye, during a tea break immediately after the special council called by chair, Jeffrey Sibisibi.

The incident happened after opposition members, led by Selala, blocked a motion from Motoroko who wanted to prevent debate on Sibisibi’s speech on the Matsha College truck disaster, in which seven students died on Friday. During the ensuing debate, Motoroko repeatedly interrupted Selala when the latter commented on Sibisibi’s speech. At some point the UDC councillor asked the chairman to intervene to which Motoroko responded saying Selala had used insults.