Pastors and political office: They too are

The world in which we are living is a political space occupied by political humanity that is inherently, and hopelessly religious.

That human beings are political beings need not be overemphasised. These beings, even those who think of themselves as atheist are religious as they seek “non-religion” to feel the religious space in them thus making a religion out of no-religion.

Botswana being predominately Christian is, needless to say very religious. It is due to this factor that usually at this time, “the silly year” of election, debates abound on whether church ministers or pastors should be involved in politics.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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