Hukuntsi, Kang forgotten era Bogosi disputes still rage on
Friday, November 07, 2014
The disputes, which have their roots in the colonial era of the 1930s, have recently been going back and forth between the offices of the responsible minister and the respective kgotlas of the two villages.
With the Hukuntsi Bogosi, former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Peter Siele, tried to resolve the impasse by installing Cosmos Biki Moapare, the eldest son to the late Kgosi Anthony Moapare. Kgosi Anthony Moapare died in October 2012 and Molaodi Leipego, the current protagonist in the matter, was appointed acting kgosi.
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...