The evil that is Ntlodisa molatswana

Friday, January 19, 2018

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As the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) holds its Bulela Ditswe primaries in the 18 opposition held constituencies tomorrow, Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE reports that the old and fraudulent exercise of registering opposition activists known as Ntlodisa molatswana in internal party elections will definitely haunt the party

FRANCISTOWN: Politics is a game of numbers. At times, politicians amass the requisite numbers in the political game fraudulently, merely driven by desperation to win.

BDP eligible members over the weekend could turn to ntlodisa molatswana tricks, a fraudulent registration extended to the opposition party members for the purpose of a candidate to win the controversial Bulela Ditswe primaries. Ntlodisa molatswana has just one purpose, to help candidates win primary elections.

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