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Birth of the BDP Throughout, 1961 there was a growing call for Seretse Khama to lead a political alternative to the Botswana Peoples Party. Recovering from ill health, he moved cautiously. He wanted to make sure that any such party was both progressive and national in its scope. Thus, June 1961, he turned down a proposal by the white political leader, Russell England, to form a ‘multi – racial’ movement to be known as the Liberal Party. He also turned down proposals to revive the Federal Party seeing its champions as being too tied to the politics of bogosi. More...

26 July is Primary Elections for Block B Constituencies!

Date	Event
21 June 2008	Form Distribution
26 July 2008	Block B Constituencies' P. Elections
2 August 2008	Forms In
10 August 2008	Branch Vetting
18 August 2008	Central Commettee Vetting

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Personally, I am proud to serve as President who has placed more women in Cabinet-level positions than ever before in the history of our nation.

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Being the party’s nerve centre!!

The role of the Secretary General is multi faceted. This is a portfolio that can be defi ned as the nerve centre of the party. First, the Secretary General must know at all times what is happening in the organization. He must at all times have his finger on the pulse of the party. But in specific terms the Secretary General carries out instructions of the Central Committee. The Central Committee deals with policy formulation on party matters and the execution is left to the Secretary General who directs the party secretariat (office) on a day to day basis. In this role the Secretary General also looks after staff welfare, party property such as vehicles, office equipment and many others. More...

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