Gender inequality a challenge in councils
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Among other things, the Gantsi summit was to identify gaps and recommendations for post 2015 and share best practices on mainstreaming gender in service delivery within the councils.
According to the deputy executive secretary of BALA Ludo Matshameko, the summit was meant to come up with measures to close the gap between men and women representation at council level. She said the gap has seriously widened after this year’s primary elections as many women from across party lines lost.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...