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Kentse Rammidi

2026-06-232026-09-11

In coverage

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  1. September 2026
  2. Mmegi

    During a press briefing on TUesday, BDP secretary-general, Kentse Rammidi told reporters that the committee lacked sufficient material to make a determination.

    BDP leaves Balopi out in the cold
  3. Mmegi

    Rammidi is now defending the decision by the party’s central committee to hold fire on president Mpho Balopi, saying the leadership does not have enough information to determine his fate.

    Rammidi somersaults on his earlier position
  4. June 2026
  5. Mmegi

    The weekend by-election saw the ruling party, UDC, secure 335 votes out of 892 valid ballots cast, with the BDP coming second by 299 votes.Speaking to this publication on Monday, BDP Secretary General Kentse Rammidi said the party draws encouragement from the by-election results,

    BDP sees hope in Tati by-election result
Politics

BDP leader Balopi faces corruption charges, party withholds support

The News

Mpho Balopi, BDP president, is set to be arraigned in court on September 16 on corruption-related charges involving P5 million alongside several companies and individuals. The BDP central committee has decided not to throw its weight behind him, leaving him politically exposed despite remaining in his leadership position.

2 hours ago · Mmegi

Today

  1. BDP leader Balopi faces corruption charges, party withholds support

    Mpho Balopi, BDP president, is set to be arraigned in court on September 16 on corruption-related charges involving P5 million alongside several companies and individuals. The BDP central committee has decided not to throw its weight behind him, leaving him politically exposed despite remaining in his leadership position.

    2 hours ago · Mmegi

Tuesday 8 September

  1. Party central committee delays action on president corruption charges

    Rammidi reversed his earlier stance, now defending the party's central committee decision to withhold action on president Mpho Balopi pending further information. Balopi is set to appear before a regional magistrate on September 16 facing corruption charges related to CEDA loans, after appearing before the committee to present his account.

    8 September 2026 · Mmegi

Tuesday 23 June

  1. BDP draws encouragement from Tati by-election second place

    In the Tati by-election, the UDC won with 335 votes while the BDP came second with 299 votes. BDP Secretary General Kentse Rammidi said the party sees the result as a sign of gradual revival and rejected claims that the BDP has become politically irrelevant.

    23 June 2026 · Mmegi

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