Mokone dares Khama
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Yesterday the state newspaper, the Daily News reported that the Sunday Standard newspaper could face a civil claim for defamation following its publication of a story headlined, ‘President hit in car accident while driving alone at night’, which appeared in the paper’s edition of August 31 to September 6, 2014.
Yesterday, a defiant Mokone said they have decided to ignore the letter from Khama’s lawyers, Collins Newman and Company. The lawyers had given the paper until September 26 to retract its story and apologise to Khama fully and unconditionally.
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...