The remake of Seretse and Ruth�s �forbidden� love
Friday, September 18, 2015
According to its directors, A United Kingdom is the gripping interracial love story that changed the epitome of the British establishment.
History tells us that in 1947 Sir Seretse Khama, who was later to become the first president of the Republic of Botswana, was an African ‘king in waiting’ of the “Bechuana” tribal lands between South Africa and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Khama was in London studying law when he fell in love with Ruth Williams, a London ‘office girl’.
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...