BDP bigwigs line up for council seats
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
By law, each party in any council has the right to suggest names for the positions of nominated councillors which are routed through district commissioners for consideration by the Minister, Slumber Tsogwane.
Critics expect Tsogwane to toe the traditional line and select the majority of the 113 nominated councillors from the ruling party. The nominated positions comprise approximately a fifth of total council seats.
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...