
Botswana’s newest political party, the Alliance for Progressives – is due to be officially launched next weekend in Gaborone in an event which is anticipated to attract multitudes of its supporters and well-wishers from across the country. The party’s interim chairperson Pius Mokgware says they have hit the ground running. “We are launching the party brand on Monday and will subsequently hold our inaugural convention on the 28TH of October at Baisago College Hall in Gaborone,” he said. Reiterating AP leader Ndaba Gaolatlhe who following the formation of the party was quoted insisting that the party has brought positive feedback particularly among its members, Mokgware said they continue to register members in high numbers all over Botswana. “What you should appreciate is that all former BMD members who were with us in Bobonong have since joined AP except for maybe one or two, all party structures from various regions are also with us,” he said. According to Mokgware, the party has representation nationwide and they continue to register new more members in numbers. “We continue to register members in all Gaborone constituencies, in the northern region and interestingly even in the central region,” he said. He dismissed suggestions that their…