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Elusive:The bickering between the UDC and the BCP has left scores of their respective supporters with fear that the situation may remain volatile forever PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Elusive:The bickering between the UDC and the BCP has left scores of their respective supporters with fear that the situation may remain volatile forever PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

FRANCISTOWN: The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and its affiliate, Botswana Congress Party (BCP), which have been griped by growing scandals recently and in the past, seem to be headed for more trouble.

The BCP says that the political deadlock between it and the UDC is triggered by the lack of good governance issues within the four-party coalition.

The UDC is made up of the Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana People’s Party (BPP), BCP and lately Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF).

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