02 Oct 2015

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) will slug it out for the Boswelatlou council seat tomorrow (October 3).

Ms Zubeida Raphael will represent BDP while Mr Themba Setimela will be the UDC candidate in the bye-election. The bye-election in the Lobatse constituency was necessitated by the resignation of the then councillor.

In an interview after winning the BDP primary election, Ms Raphael said she was determined to work hard to re-claim the ward after losing it to a UDC candidate in last year’s general elections.

Ms Raphael, who served as councillor for Boswelatlou until the past general elections, said during her tenure, she worked hard for the ward and some of her achievements included the putting up of streetlights in Nkomo road.

For his part, Mr Setimela said he was determined to work tirelessly to retain the ward, which they took from BDP in last year’s general elections.

Mr Setimela said Boswelatlou had been in the hands of the ruling party for the past 48 years, but there were still no proper developments. ends