Tutume council chair, deputy survive ‘coup’
Friday, July 07, 2023 | 380 Views |
Thatayaone Kehetile
Recently, the BDP and BCP have been working together in efforts to topple Thatayaone Kehetile and Tabona Masole who are chairperson and deputy chairperson of the TDC respectively. Kehetile is a Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) councillor for Dukwi village while Masole is a Botswana National Front (BNF) councillor for Marobela village.
The BCP, BPF, Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People’s Party (BPP) are affiliates of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Marobela and Masole are accused of dereliction of duty.
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