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No end in sight for BPF/Butale legal strife

Butale FILE PIC
Butale FILE PIC

FRANCISTOWN: For suspended Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) president, Biggie Butale, late former president of South Africa’s book, “Long Walk to Freedom” somehow describes his predicament.

The BPF suspended Butale late last year following allegations that he had sexually violated a female student party activist amongst others. But Butale denies the allegations.

He says that the allegations are politically motivated by some very powerful people within the BPF who want to replace him as president of Botswana’s last born in politics.

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WUC must fix its pipes, not just say sorry

“Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.”– Michel CousteauWe see notices for Block 6, Extension 11, Gaborone, Francistown; the list grows every week. It is good that WUC warns consumers, but so many warnings point to a deep problem. Water pipes are old and falling apart. And the people who pay the bills are the ones suffering.When a main pipe bursts, taps run dry. Families in...

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