Tight race ensues ahead of Tati Siding North by-election

Looking back at the 2024 General Election results, the constituency demonstrated just how competitive the ward has become. In the previous election, the UDC narrowly secured victory with 321 votes. Close on its heels, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) garnered 320 votes, while the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) trailed slightly behind with 283 votes.

Meanwhile, the Botswana Republican Party (BRP) managed 211 votes. These figures illustrate that the ward has no guaranteed winner and that any party capable of convincing residents could potentially claim the seat. It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs.

We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees.

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We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD…

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