Tensions mount in the UDC

Insiders have said that a UDC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Thursday last week strongly highlighted the growing divisions among the coalition partners. Source have alleged that the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) was deliberately left out of other key agenda items at the Thursday meeting.

The BCP leaders who are part of the UDC executive did not attend the meeting physically but had opted to participate virtually owing to various commitments. President Dumelang Saleshando, vice president (VP) Kesitegile Gobotswang, chairperson, Motsei Madisa–Rapelana and Denis Alexander represent the BCP in the UDC executive. Gobotswang and Saleshando were said to be having commitments in their constituencies, which is why they opted to attend the meeting virtually, while Rapelana was said to be a close contact of someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. It is still unclear as to why Alexander did not attend physically.