SA minister arrives for observer mission

Mashabane
Mashabane

South African Minister of International Relations Maite Nkoana Mashabane is expected to land in Gaborone today, or tomorrow to launch and lead the SADC election observer mission.

She will be representing South African president Jacob Zuma, who is the chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. The organ is mandated with observing elections in the region.

Mashabane will be joining the 70 other observers from the Southern African bloc who arrived this week.

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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