Moswaane candidacy still hangs in the balance
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The former Francistown mayor was launched by the ruling party over the weekend. But yesterday, the Court of Appeal said it will deliver judgement in a case which has a bearing on the BDP candidacy in the constituency at the end of the month.
The court set the date after hearing arguments in a BDP case appealing a High Court decision, which prevented the party from contesting last year’s by-election in the constituency. Initially, the BDP decided that the winner of the primary for the by-election will be its candidate even for the general elections.
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...