BDP’s Bulela Ditswe headache :: Mmegi Online

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)’s Bulela Ditswe electoral college has served the ruling party for well over a decade. However, whilst critics of the system argue that it has been overtaken by time the BDP still hold dearly to it as a democratic process even though it continues to polarise the party. KABO RAMASIA reports

The 2024 Bulela Ditswe marked exactly 12 years since the party introduced the system in 2003. Before then, the system used to determine candidates was exclusive of voices of the majority.

Over the years, Bulela Ditswe which loosely translates “let them loose” which became a common period of drama alongside controversy would prove to be just what the doctor ordered for the BDP. Albeit its glaring flaws, it has thus far humbled notable politicians while giving rockies a chance to square it off with other candidates at the national polls. In the past, some Bulela Ditswe protestors have even gone as far as the High Court, while those who ordered a re-run where defeated hands down.

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