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Galebotswe faction sets course for August elective congress

Friday, April 03, 2026 | 320 Views |

The Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) Interim Committee has taken a decisive though characteristically contested step in its ongoing internal turmoil.

Led by interim president, Gaolatlhe Galebotswe the committee has firmly rejected the legitimacy of Dr Thoko Muzila while simultaneously charting a new path forward with plans for a fresh elective congress later this year.

In two back-to-back memoranda issued by the party’s Interim Committee Secretary General, Segaetsho Garekwe the BPF has attempted to assert control over a rapidly spiralling leadership crisis by clarifying its position on the presidency and outlining a roadmap toward internal elections.

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