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The SG, Lebogang Phillip was suspended by the annual general conference (AGC) pending forensic audit into the alleged mismanagement of funds by the previous committee, which the SG and other serving seven committee members were part of.The AGC held...

Over the past weekends, the party’s regional congresses have been grappling over whether or not party primary elections known as Bulela Ditswe should be held in constituencies where the BDP is incumbent. While some regions strongly advocate the...

Council chairperson for the district Ketshwereng Galeragwe, who described the squatter camps as unsightly, told The Monitor of the dire circumstances the individuals face. “It seems these are forced by lack of jobs at the cattle post and come to...

Gaoberekwe’s corpse has been lying in a private mortuary for the past 18 months, clocking a bill of over P200,000. The local authorities have been denying the family a permit to bury their father who died on December 21, 2021 in the Central...

This was revealed at the BDP South East regional congress held at Matlala Community Junior Secondary School in Tlokweng on Sunday. The region feels that the current P10 million is not enough to address the challenges of youth unemployment amongst...

The motion, presented by the Mochudi West constituency, was rejected during the regional congress held at Tlokweng's Matlala Community Junior Secondary School on Sunday. The Mochudi West BDP constituency had put forth the proposal that...

The motion, quickly proving controversial, aimed to suspend primary elections in the area for the upcoming 2024 General Election. It was brought forward during the regional congress held at Rainbow High School last Saturday.Amongst the five...

The members believe that granting mayors executive authority is a necessary step to enhance service delivery in towns. They’re eager for this proposal to reach the party’s national council, scheduled for September 2 in Palapye.The hope is that...

The Saturday meeting has on the table two key proposals from the constituencies of which one is pushing for compromise candidates in constituencies they fear could be won by opposition.The other proposal is that the regional leadership be dissolved...

The IPHC is headquartered in South Africa and the Botswana side was also affected after the death of IPHC leader, Bishop Glayton Modise in 2016. The battle for succession at Silo IPHC headquarters in South Africa has also been divided among the four...

This week, Justice Michael Motlhabi slapped five BPF leaders with a 30-day imprisonment sentence wholly suspended for 12 months, contingent on their good behaviour during the suspension period. Justice Motlhabi stressed the importance of upholding...

The shift in attention is towards constituencies that some Ministers are eyeing and others BDP members believe are easily winnable. Already pressure is mounting in some of the constituencies with the start of faint campaigns despite the party having...

When giving the House an update on the matter, he said there has been good progress.“I can speak confidently, that the steps that we took then, to avail medications in the country, as I did apprise this House in the past, have significantly...

The party’s secretary-general, Kavis Kario, confirmed the dates in a statement to The Monitor on Sunday.The first day, September 2, will focus on the national council’s deliberations, covering crucial reports from census and delimitation, amongst...

In Molepolole South constituency, the State President Minister Kabo Morwaeng is crying foul against the potential challenger, Godfrey Sibisibi.Morwaeng has written a complaint letter to the party secretary-general (SG) Kavis Kario that Sibisibi be...