Racial tensions heighten in Tuli Block
Friday, December 12, 2014
One of the residents, Shimane Makera, a 40-year-old farm labourer said he was brutally beaten, stomped on and gun-butted by one of the ‘feared’ white farmers named Stephan.
Makera narrated his recent ordeal at the hands of the farmer who left him jobless with a broken shoulder. He said that the incident happened on November 23 this year while he was on a hunt for his stray cattle. In his search, together with five friends, he said they came across Stephan.
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...