Thirty % Quota For Women In Power Elusive?

While no single woman will be running for a parliamentary seat, only nine women from Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will be battling it out with their male counterparts for the council seats. Currently there are only three female councilors - one from the BCP, one from the ruling party and a nominated councilor - in the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council.

BDP chairman in Selebi-Phikwe East branch, Tebogo Venson, said women seem to be more interested in being in campaign teams than in contesting for positions. From the ruling party, only two female candidates, Susan Pudiephatshwa and Margaret Mmidi, will be contesting for the council seats. Venson said the two have been contesting all along. so there has not been any increase. "I do not remember the number exceeding this even during the era of Daisy Pholo as a Member of Parliament (MP)."