Galebotswe faction sets course for August elective congress

Led by interim president, Gaolatlhe Galebotswe the committee has firmly rejected the legitimacy of Dr Thoko Muzila while simultaneously charting a new path forward with plans for a fresh elective congress later this year. In two back-to-back memoranda issued by the party’s Interim Committee Secretary General, Segaetsho Garekwe the BPF has attempted to assert control over a rapidly spiralling leadership crisis by clarifying its position on the presidency and outlining a roadmap toward internal elections.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament…