Opposition Flays Floor-Crossing Act

This is because the Constitution Amendment Act, seeking to make vacant a legislative post in the event a legislator resigned from a political party that launched him/her into office, has commenced. Political parties, however, have vowed to continue recruitment despite the move.

Already, after losing legislator Pono Moatlhodi to the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP),  the main opposition Umbrella for Change (UDC) gained former ruling party legislator Ignatius Moswaane.