Ndadi, Akoonyatse for JCI awards

Two Batswana stand to win top international awards after making it to the world top 30 of the Junior Chambers International (JCI) 10 young outstanding persons of the world awards.

Uyapo Ndadi, the director of Botswana Network on Ethics Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), has been nominated for contribution to children, world peace and/or human rights category.

Basadi Akoonyatse, a physiotherapist in the Ministry of Health, has entered for the category of medical innovation. Out of the 30 finalists only 10 outstanding persons will be picked for the awards to be held in Osaka, Japan, in September. Over 115 countries are participating in the competition.

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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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