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Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is right wing

Botswana National Front — 2015-04-26T03:17:00Z

We are not bitter that the the BDP is now a member of Socialist International (SI). Not at all. From the BNF side we would not even have said a thing had the BDP's Secretary General just celebrated their strange affair with SI without making reference to us. Ntuane makes a number of wild claims about his party's successes in education, health, poverty reduction which he then says adequately qualifies BDP for admission to SI. The latest figures of transition to higher education in this (…)

- Botswana / Analyse

Botswana : On World Happiness Report

Botswana National Front — 2013-09-23T03:31:00Z

The World Happiness Report edited by renowned scholars, John Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs has just been released. The first one was released last year (2012) after the United General Assembly made a resolution in July 2011 to the effect that its members measure the hapiness of their People and that this exercise be used to help guide public policies. The Report is being offered as a contribution to what should be the World's Sustainable Development Goals for the period (…)

- Botswana

Botswana : Statement on the Court of Appeal

Botswana National Front — 2013-04-08T03:02:00Z

The Botswana National Front (BNF) has noted with disappointment the decision of the Court of Appeal on the expulsion of essential workers who went on strike two years ago. We are however not shocked by the decision of the Court. The whole nation is slowly but surely falling into despair as the Institutions that they believe should protect them are continuing to fail them. The decision by the Court of Appeal in a judgement delivered yesterday overturned the High Court decision which agreed (…)

- Botswana / luttes ouvrières

Botswana : Make life better for our women and children

Botswana National Front — 2012-12-27T04:41:00Z

Unless we move away from the current political dispensation, the Sixteen Days of activism will come and go as it will happen this year, but the problems that face women in our society will remain. As we mark the the Sixteen Days of activism which started on the 25th November and ends on the 10th December, the Botswana National Front (BNF) calls upon the nation to join hands in creating awareness about issues that negatively affect Women and Children. Currently women and children in this (…)

- Botswana / communiqués partis amis et associations, Femme

Bostwana : About Umbrella II

Botswana National Front — 2012-04-24T03:56:00Z

In response to a national call to bring together all progressive forces under one banner and avoid vote splitting in the next general elections, the leaders of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People's Party (BPP) met recently to carry out the mandate given to them by their respective parties. The Talks started off in Umbrella I with Rre Labang Mpotokwane and Rre Emang Maphanyane as Conveners. In Umbrella II, three more eminent persons in (…)

- Botswana

Bostwana : BNF THANKS MOKOBAXANE VOTERS

Botswana National Front — 2012-03-26T03:14:00Z

The Botswana National Front (BNF) would like to thank the voters in Mokobaxane who turned up over the weekend to cast their votes in its favour in the bye-election. We would also like to thank the other opposition parties, namely, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana People's Party (BPP) for rendering assistance. These parties not only didn't field candidates in the bye-election but also assisted in other ways.
In the 2009 General Elections, (…)

- Botswana / Election

Botswana : RESPONSE TO 2012/2013 BUDGET SPEECH BY BNF LEADER IN PARLIAMENT

Botswana National Front — 2012-03-15T04:40:00Z

INTRODUCTION
1. Madam Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to present my response to the 2012/2013 budget proposal. In doing so let me also thank the Minister of Finance and Development Planning for creating an opportunity to Members of this Honourable House by hosting them to a budget pitso twice in the course of this financial year. The objectives of these budget pitsos were to enable members of this Honourable House to appreciate government policy and challenges in managing and (…)

- Botswana / Economie

Botswana : BNF's statement about BTV

Botswana National Front — 2011-07-20T02:58:00Z

As the BNF, together with other opposition parties, we have always maintained that BTV is being used to promote the interests of one party, the BDP and its government. It has also been used to divide the nation and portray the government opponents in bad light. BTV by all intents and purposes is supposed to operate as a national television service though ever since it started operations it has never done so. Lately it has stooped so low that it is difficult to distinguish whether it is (…)

- Botswana / Liberté de la presse

Botswana : We do not want a repeat of last year's "Flotilla incident" !

Botswana National Front — 2011-07-18T12:13:54Z

The Botswana National Front (BNF) would like to identify itself with the efforts of believers in Human rights and the struggle for emancipation of the Palestinians who have seen it fit to mobilise humanitarian support for them. The New Peace Flotilla to Gaza will not only deliver the much needed humanitarian aid, but will also draw world attention to the plight of the Palestinians and expose the inconsistencies of the World when it comes to Israel and Palestine. Hopeful this will bring the (…)

- Botswana / solidarité

State of democracy in Botswana

Botswana National Front — 2011-07-17T02:24:00Z

A brisk survey of recent events shows that popular, peoples' revolutions have broken out in several regions of the world, notably in places renowned for their savage repressiveness.
These were places and regions in which those with their hands on the levers of powers had blocked off all channels of democratic communication to ensure that they stayed in power and those out stayed out. Freedoms of expression, assembly and association were excised from the normal stock of entitlements (…)

- Botswana / Analyse