Pheto joins BMD

Flown the coop: Pheto has joined the BMD
Flown the coop: Pheto has joined the BMD

Former Cabinet Minister and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) stalwart, Moeng Pheto, has joined the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), ending months of speculation about his next political home.

While it had long been speculated that the veteran democrat would join the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), it was not clear which party within the opposition bloc, he would move to.

Pheto confirmed his latest move yesterday.

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Time to end informal sector fronting

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