The newsroom’s assessment of the UDC gov’t in 2025

Friday, January 09, 2026 | 330 Views |

As we step into the second year of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in power, Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE engages the newsroom in debating the performance of the UDC-led government in the year 2025 and the expectations in 2026

Mmegi’s Arts&Culture Coordinator, Goitsemodimo Kaelo, finds it difficult to gauge how the UDC has performed in the past year, “specifically because of the economic situation the country finds itself in.” Despite the challenging circumstances, Kaelo suggests that there are things that the UDC government has achieved.

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