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Tests ahead for Serame

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Bigger tasks ahead: Serame takes over the office at a critical time when women are hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic, among other challenges

It was all ululations as the Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame emerged victorious over the weekend at the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Women’s Wing congress.

Serame, who has built her political foundation through the Women’s Wing, got 370 votes while her opponents Sethu Maano-Gabanakgosi and Gosego Mmolawa got 117 and 13 votes respectively.

The trio was competing for the position of chairperson for the Women’s Wing committee. However, all is not glory for the Finance Minister as she now has to stamp her authority and turn tables around in the party.

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Tests ahead for Serame

It was all ululations as the Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame emerged victorious over the weekend at the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Women’s Wing congress.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

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A city divided!

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