Inflation marginally quickens
Monday, May 19, 2014
The downward movement of annual inflation rate between April 2013 and April 2014 was attributed to the stable prices of commodities especially the main components of transport and food and non-alcoholic beverages, which decreased by 9.8 and 2.8 percentage points respectively. The inflation rates for regions between March and April indicated that only rural villages’ realised a surge of 0.7 of a percentage point, moving up to 5.3 from 4.6 percent, whilst cities and towns’ and urban villages’ remained unchanged at 4.4 and 4.3 percent.
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...