Botswana: From Opposition to Government, UDC Feels the Heat

As fate would have it, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) finds itself in unfamiliar territory of having to defend positions it passionately and vigorously held while in opposition. The UDC behaves like a political party that was caught off-guard by winning the 2024 general election. Only horse-trading inside the coalition can convincingly explain the staggered appointment of cabinet ministers given that the bulk of appointees (save for six Specially Elected Members of Parliament) were…