If our forefathers were to return...
Friday, March 28, 2014
I however would not stop asking myself this question repeatedly. Talk of cornering yourself! The thing is; I conjure all kinds of images. As I read newspapers or listen to radio and watch television; what I hear and see is that ‘we’ are under siege. The more I listen, the more I hear panic in people’s voices. It is a panic that feels and sounds like it is debilitating us. I may not be privy to the actual statistics, but I can safely imagine that panic attacks have increased. I trust that pharmacists around the country can attest to that just by going through their dispensed ‘panic attack’ drugs’ records. What is even more disturbing is that I hear and see the same thing being discussed by all social classes. This is a strange turn of events. This is what led me to think that perhaps, ‘we’ are under siege.
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...