It�s down to the wire at Kelemogile ward
Friday, July 15, 2016
In a tour of Ramotswa this week, the Mmegi crew found a village deeply divided over which party they would vote for on Saturday.
“It is difficult to tell which party will win. Each party is doing its best to win because they are regularly doing house-to-house campaigns. But the ruling one seems to have resources because people eat lunch and supper at their camping area. I understand that already they have slaughtered six cattle,” said elderly Mmaobene Phetwe. She said some people campaigning for the BDP had promised them radios. “The tricky part of this ward is that the ward is a stronghold of the BCP and people liked the late councillor. That again cannot control people’s votes. Residents of this ward are not predictable,” she said.
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