Fists fly in Tswapong South
Monday, May 13, 2013
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Molebatsi, accompanied by some members of his faction, stormed into a late night meeting hosted by their rivals at a house in Ramokgonami, but they were beaten and had their phones confiscated, The Monitorlearns.After earlier taking a call from the Monitor, the MP later switched off his phones and would not entertain any inquiry.Molebatsi previously reported his rival to the ruling Party claiming that she had started Bulela Ditswe campaign before schedule, but those allegations were dismissed.
The Monitor learnt that the latest fracas in Tswapong South coincided with the visit to the constituency by a BDP Task force led by chairperson Daniel Kwelagobe on Friday.The Monitor is informed that the latest feud between the two BDP factions in Tswapong South was top of the agenda at the meeting addressed by Kwelagobe in Ramokgonami. The meeting lasted for over two hours, and also sought to investigate the BDP's defeat in the Seleka-Tumasera ward to the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) recently.
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...