Senior soldiers adopt needy children
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
The beneficiaries of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) adopt-a-child initiative are two girls and a boy. Three senior army officers Major Beach Ndubo, Lieutenant Boitumelo Lehutso and Major Modiege Leepile identified these children during the Francistown Military Heath Services (MHS) outreach proaject. They donated clothing and toiletry to 47 needy people in Mowana village during the project.
During an interview, officers disclosed that they were touched to witness the children receiving school uniforms and this had prompted them to be their caretakers. They added that this noble gesture was inspired by President Ian Khama’s proposal of helping the needy.
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...