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Botswana: BNF Candidate urges women to be proactive in politics

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The Botswana National Front (BNF) candidate, Abigail Mogalakwe, who is vying for the Mahalapye West parliamentary seat has urged women to fight for their rights and be a competitive force to their counterparts.

She said that women remained vulnerable in numerous social challenges in our social landscape. She pointed to the continuing impending problems of rape and the lack of representation in parliament by people with "brains".
Addressing a BNF political rally in Mahalapye on Saturday, Mogalakwe said it was high time the political atmosphere of the country took shape to benefit both women and youth, who continue to be haunted by lack of employme

Read more at Mmegi Online, published 23 October 2012.

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The Botswana National Front (BNF) candidate, Abigail Mogalakwe, who is vying for the Mahalapye West parliamentary seat has urged women to fight for their rights and be a competitive force to their counterparts.

She said that women remained vulnerable in numerous social challenges in our social landscape. She pointed to the continuing impending problems of rape and the lack of representation in parliament by people with "brains".
Addressing a BNF political rally in Mahalapye on Saturday, Mogalakwe said it was high time the political atmosphere of the country took shape to benefit both women and youth, who continue to be haunted by lack of employme

Read more at Mmegi Online, published 23 October 2012.

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