Daggers drawn for Mmadinare by-election
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Last Saturday, the BDP painted the expansive village red and this weekend, it will be the turn of the opposition Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) to officially launch their candidates.
Although the odds are staked heavily against the opposition, both the BNF and the BCP are eager to make lasting impressions in the by-election as the fight for political leverage heats up ahead of next year's general election.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...