Moswaane escapes suspension
Friday, September 06, 2019
The development comes after the legislator reportedly held a closed door meeting with President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday morning in Gaborone. Masisi is the president of the BDP. The meeting reportedly took place before Masisi departed for an official trip to South Africa.
Details of what really transpired at the meeting are sketchy but indications are that Masisi assured Moswaane that he would not be severely disciplined by the party as widely speculated. Masisi is also said to have reiterated that Moswaane will not be replaced as candidate for Francistown West at the 2019 general elections.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...