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The peril of taking party to court

For years, the BNF has shown different members the door for taking it to court PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
For years, the BNF has shown different members the door for taking it to court PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

History has shown that if you want to dig your own grave in politics, take the party to court. The Botswana National Front (BNF) for years has shown different members the door for taking it to court.

The majority of the members hardly win the cases. At the party congresses a recommendation is made and the members end up being expelled or suspended from the party.

Some of the BNF members who once experienced that include Gabriel Kanjabanga, Lemogang Ntime, Akanyang Magama, Mogalakwe Mogalakwe among others. Politically, when someone takes the party to court, some members view them as the enemy of the party.

Editor's Comment
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