Makgato Election Case Deferred
Monday, June 24, 2019

Mothusi Maribe (left). PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Makgato is amongst a number of politicians who face being struck off the 2019 voters roll for violating the Electoral Act.
The matter arose after Mothusi Maribe of Botswana Congress Party (BCP) petitioned the IEC to stop Makgato from contesting in the upcoming elections on allegations that she knowingly provided wrong address as her principal residence.
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