Molapise faces challengers for the BPP presidency
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Maripe contested the presidency position at the party’s one-day conference in May 2013, but lost to the incumbent president, Motlatsi Molapise.
At the same congress Maripe also challenged Kumbulani William for the position of vice president (VP), but also lost. Prior to the 2013 conference Molapise indicated that he would step down, but was forced to change his decision by some party members who felt that he has something to offer the party.
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...