Govt to spend millions on rejected politicians?
Friday, November 21, 2014
Currently, the Local Government Act requires Tsogwane to appoint 113 nominated councillors across the country. If Tsogwane has his way, he will increase the number to 121.
On Tuesday, Tsogwane tabled a Statutory Notice requesting to increase the number of nominated councillors in four councils, that is, Gaborone City Council (GCC), Francistown Town Council (FTC), Sowa Town Council (STC) and Ghanzi District council (GDC).
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...