Potential BPP candidates fail to meet party deadline

FRANCISTOWN: The Secretary General of the Botswana People's Party (BPP) has expressed disappointment about his comrades' failure to beat the deadline for applications for council and parliamentary aspirants.The party had set August 31 as the application deadline for those wishing to stand for council and parliament in various wards and constituencies. In an interview yesterday, Edward Mpoloka said the process had been embarrassingly slow.

"Only a few people have submitted their applications," he said. "Even where we

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Closure as pain lingers

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...

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