In honour of the African Child
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
It is significant that though apartheid had been an utterly unacceptable heresy for more than four centuries, it took young people - in one cataclysmic wave - to stand firm against it and set in motion a selfless campaign that would deliver the masses of South Africans from the evil of organised racial prejudice 18 years later.
It is also notable that the scene for this rebellion was what passed for a school in a 'township' functioning as a source of cheap labour for the benefit of South Africa's minority white population and its supporters in the West, especially Britain, the United States and Israel.
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...