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Ramifications of Saleshando, Kekgonegile suspension

Kekgonegile PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Kekgonegile PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Post the suspension of the Botswana Congress Party’s (BCP) Dumelang Saleshando and Goretetse Kekgonegile from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), there seems to be no love lost between the UDC president Duma Boko and his deputy (Saleshando). Writes Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE

Reports suggest that Boko and Saleshando have not been on talking terms for the longest time. These are the men who ahead of the 2019 General Election, walked side-by-side.

The opposition strongmen’s supporters have been throwing barbed wires at each other when an opportune moment arose. Saleshando and his lieutenants have been talking the loudest, articulating Boko’s leadership failures and his tendency to ‘undermine’ democracy. Boko chose to finally act after long moments of deliberate silence.

Editor's Comment
Don't let FMD outbreak drag on

Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...

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