Molefhi Wins Gabz, F�town regions
Monday, March 13, 2017

Nonofo Molefhi
The victories come two weeks after the Molefhi camp clinched key positions at the BOMASE region. In Francistown, the Molefhi camp won the chairman and secretary general posts through Baemedi Medupe and Douglas Letsholathebe as they swept the board.
Masisi sympathiser, James Kgalajwe could only muster 67 votes against Medupe’s 80 for the chairmanship at the Francistown region elections over the weekend, where Kudzani Tobokani garnered 54 votes to Letsholathebe’s 87 for secretary general. In Gaborone, the pro-Molefhi camp won two key positions on Saturday at the Gaborone regional congress that was held at Cresta Lodge.
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