Fresh gridlock grips SACU
Friday, April 04, 2014
BusinessWeek: Please shed light on the new trade commission we understand the government is establishing.
Makgato-Malesu: It was agreed in terms of the 2002 SACU Agreement that member countries would set up their own commissions whose job would be to set up tariffs and all the other duties of such bodies. SACU itself is to have a tariff board being a regional body linking up all the member countries’ commissions.
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...