Shortage of land, Mokgware�s priority

Mokgware
Mokgware

Following his election victory former army general Pius Mokgware says his first priority will be to address the land shortage problem in the area.

Mokgware stood against Lesedi Mmusi and Mzambia Dibe of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) respectively in the Gabane-Mmankgodi constituency.

Mokgware won the hotly contested constituency by 7,155 votes beating BDP’s Mmusi who got 6,833 and BCP’s Dibe who was voted by 3,056 people.

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