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Tshabang stays put in Nkange

Never Tshabang..
Never Tshabang..

Until you hear it from the horse's mouth, you may never know. Contrary to popular view that the Nkange constituency Member of Parliament Dr Never Tshabang dumped his former Botswana Congress Party (BCP) in favour of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), he instead explains that he was expelled.

The 52-year-old scientist, in a wide ranging interview maintains that his ejection from the BCP was "a forced decision of some sort. BCP took a decision to expel me and others, for removing Dumelang Saleshando from being leader of the opposition, and installing Dithapelo Keorapetse as Leader of the Opposition (LOO) in Parliament".

He was expelled along with Keorapetse, the Selebi-Phikwe West legislator as well as Onneetse Ramogapi and David Tshere of Palapye and Mahalapye West constituencies respectively. Also expelled was Kenny Kapinga who later retraced his steps and apologised to the party

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