Umbrella for Democratic Change — ruling political party in Botswana since 2024, advancing legislative agenda including Constitutional Court reform.
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Botswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Boko’s rule of law promise faces DIS reckoning Documents seen by Sunday Standard show that the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government’s promise to restore accountability is facing one of its toughest early tests after the latest Public Accounts Commit …
Boko’s rule of law promise faces DIS reckoningDaily News Botswana
… review and renew laws and policies to ensure that they remained relevant to the national development agenda, as well as emerging regional and international issues that required adjustment if the country was to become a well-respected nation. “As the Umbrella for Democratic Change …
Parliament enacts 17 bills to support development agendaDaily News Botswana
Botswana People’s Party (BPP) president, Mr Motlatsi Molapisi has assured Batswana that promises made by the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) will be fulfilled. …
Molapisi urges Batswana not to despairDaily News Botswana
… Reflecting on the party’s political journey, President Boko highlighted the formation and evolution of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), noting that despite internal tensions and setbacks, the BNF remained steadfast. …
Boko rallies party around faith and unityWame Bodutu, an Afrocentric visual artist from Molepolole, has pursued art since primary school in 2008 and graduated from the University of Botswana with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2024. After mentorship from artists Bezuba Kaunda and Rodney Keitemoge, she has moved into mural painting and sold artworks, inspiring other women to pursue creative careers.
10 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Wame Bodutu, an Afrocentric visual artist from Molepolole, has pursued art since primary school in 2008 and graduated from the University of Botswana with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2024. After mentorship from artists Bezuba Kaunda and Rodney Keitemoge, she has moved into mural painting and sold artworks, inspiring other women to pursue creative careers.
10 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The minister suspended the Palapye District Council and all its committees after councillors removed PDC chairperson Kabo Ketshogile (UDC) and voted in David Ikanyeng (BPF) as preferred chairperson, citing governance failures and the need to restore stability.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
The Botswana Police Service has rejected claims that the City Police Unit (CPU), launched in December 2023, has been suspended, though sources say the government has quietly scaled back the initiative since the UDC took office in 2024, citing resource shortages and a reported shift toward the Safer City Project.
9 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Botswana Patriotic Front has taken control of the Palapye District Council chairmanship after David Ikanyeng was elected following a successful motion of no confidence against UDC councillor Kabo Ketshogile.
5 June 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Botswana Congress Party dismissed growing political activity in Selebi Phikwe East, with Member of Parliament Kgoberego Nkawana assuring supporters at a rally that he remains committed to the BCP despite intensified campaigns by the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change.
2 June 2026 · Mmegi →
Political activity from the UDC and BCP in Selebi-Phikwe East signals the early stages of a fiercely contested 2029 election race, with tensions already escalating three years before the general election.
2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
A parliamentary member and Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship says his conviction that politics must serve to improve people's lives—especially young people, entrepreneurs, and ordinary communities—was shaped by university experience and civil society work. His background in business consulting has reinforced his belief that government should make it easier for citizens to start and grow businesses.
25 May 2026 · Mmegi →
A forensic audit commissioned by the UDC government for P57 million identified more than 80 current and former senior officials and 150 contractors, suppliers, and counterparties for special investigation, according to a summary report received by President Duma Boko.
13 May 2026 · Mmegi →
An opinion piece examines Festus Mogae's role in Botswana politics from the perspective of early 1990s opposition figures who viewed him as representing an establishment they considered cautious and elitist, amid political tensions over inequality, land allocation, and governance issues including the National Development Bank crisis.
13 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Speaking at a Labour Day event in Letlhakane, Boko stated that the UDC administration will not back away from its Constitutional Court reform proposal, describing it as a "principled position" grounded in expert legal opinion and thoroughly examined by lawyers, advocates, scholars, and experts.
6 May 2026 · Mmegi →
A Public Accounts Committee report has reopened allegations against the Directorate of Intelligence and Security involving contract interference, hidden business interests, and court defeats, testing the new UDC government's promise to restore accountability.
3 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The 13th Parliament passed 17 bills and three key national policies during its recent session, marking a significant legislative milestone that will support the government's transformative agenda once they are assented to by the President. The bills and policies were passed as part of the government's effort to review and renew laws to ensure their relevance to national development and emerging regional and international issues.
28 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana People's Party president Motlatsi Molapisi addressed delegates at the party's first leadership forum, assuring Batswana that UDC coalition promises—including a P4,000 minimum wage—will be implemented as funds permit, and reiterated the BPP's commitment to the coalition while expressing concern that most of the party's councillors and MPs were absent.
26 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
At the BNF's 60th anniversary gala, President Duma Boko emphasized leadership driven by faith and long-term vision, while warning that diamonds account for about 80 per cent of national revenue and calling for urgent economic diversification through infrastructure projects, improved bureaucratic efficiency, and production-based empowerment. He also stressed the need for rule of law and institutional reform.
20 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →