President Must Meet The Media
Monday, May 10, 2010
The interview, indeed, touched on a number of issues that are of public interest such as the mephato floggings in Mochudi, the sacking of top civil servants, democracy, poverty eradication efforts and other developments.
That the President granted the interview to a private radio station is indeed commendable. We are aware that there have been one or two occasions when the President appeared on private radio stations, including the one he recently gave on Yarona FM on his birthday.
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...