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Botswana is not developed because since its independence in 1966, it was led by politicians, the majority of whom did not possess the necessary academic qualifications. This is according to University of Botswana (UB) academic, Dr. Adam...

One of the three founder-members of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in 2011 - Motlatsi Molapisi-led Botswana Peoples Party - is unhappy with the treatment they are getting in the coalition especially in terms of positions.The other founding...

Mistrust continues to define the relationship between the Ian Khama-led faction of the Botswana Patriotic Front and the Biggie Butale faction despite efforts by both men to find peace.Should the tensions and mistrust prevail, that would be a far-cry...

In what may turn out to be the biggest challenge in its 26-year-old history, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), risks losing dozens of Councillors and Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).With the UDC leader, Duma...

The Umbrella for Democratic Change has won bragging rights following the weekend victory of the Mapoka-Nlapkhwane ward by-election at the expense of Botswana Congress Party and Botswana Democratic Party.Since the 2019 general election, the UDC has...

One of the characteristics of the president of both the Botswana National Front (BNF) and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Duma Boko, who chairs the executive and central committee meetings of both the BNF and UDC, is his penchant for coming...

The Botswana Congress Party always saves the ruling Botswana Democratic Party by leaving the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) coalition thereby strategically splitting votes when the opposition should vote as a collective to defeat the ruling...

Botswana democratic Party is still banking on the late charismatic and larger-than-life Farayi Boy Bonyongo, the former councillor for Mapoka-Nlapkhwane, to influence the outcome of the ward by-election from the graveThe by-election is scheduled for...