Besides the return of the old guards, different political parties have fielded political newcomers, as well as diehards who have been in the trenches long enough but never had the zest to represent the party in the General Election. Mmegi staffer SPIRA TLHANKANE observes that more first-time candidates are getting into politics more than ever perhaps to shake up the establishment and write another underdog story
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Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has revealed that it is setting sights on clinching 31 parliamentary seats at this year’s polls but they have so far confirmed 54 candidates after holding primaries earlier than any party in the country. Mmegi Staffer SPIRA TLHANKANE looks at the candidates as the lime movement gets in a fast mode of getting ready for the election
On account of where he spent his entire youth and early adulthood (Robben Island), the late Michael Dingake followed South Africa politics very closely. He