Sexwale�s campaign faltering

In just three weeks, the world football governing body, FIFA, will hold presidential election to start the post Sepp Blatter era. The larger than life Swiss-born football administrator who has been at the helm of FIFA since 1998 has fallen badly from his football high pedestal following allegations of massive corruption running through the entire organisation.

The highly popular Swiss administrator has recently been banned from all football related activities for eight years.

This is perhaps his lowest point and that of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) president, Michel Platini. The two are considered to have entered into a corrupt relationship. Indeed the scandal ravaging FIFA has well been articulated but now as the clock ticks towards a new era, the big question is who among the five candidates will get the vote of football associations.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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