Botswana buys military weapons every year
Monday, May 19, 2014
Curiously Botswana fares badly in the list of countries participating in the UN registration of conventional arms. The country ranks the worst in East and Southern Africa in declaring military imports. Botswana is shown to have declared its military hardware imports only once between 1999 and 2008, according to a report by the United Nations, published on the UNROCA online database.
As a manufacturer and exporter of weapons, South Africa however is compelled to produce annual reports (National Conventional Arms Control Committee Annual Reports) to its Parliament and the UN to ensure transparency, although in some cases, data seems to have been deliberately distorted to conceal certain information about the importing entity including Botswana.
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...