Botswana: Unions vow to punish BDP at general elections

Trade unions last week threatened to punish the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government during the October general elections, for failing to address their grievances. The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) made the warning at the Labour Day celebrations at Selebe-Phikwe town hall. Chairman of the Botswana Mining Workers Union in Phikwe Golekanye Mogende said their cries to the government for improved working conditions in both civil and private sectors would definitely be felt in October.