The rise and fall of civil society in Botswana (Part 1)
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From the ground up: HIV activists were amongst the earliest examples of civil society responding to national challenges
Even though the meeting started off as an informal discussion, it would heat up towards 3pm in the same afternoon when one of the support group members suggested that the meeting be formally recorded. That individual would at the end of the meeting be elected the Chairperson of the interim committee, namely Ngele.
The AIDS/STD Unit then supported Ngele with the task of mobilising other potential HIV+ candidates and activists and not long after, along with his fellow comrades in the HIV anti-stigma struggle then, the Botswana Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS (BONEPWA+) was born and registered in 2000.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...