Old Faithful pulls a Lazarus
Friday, February 24, 2017
The discovery of the now 91-year-old Roman Catholic Church at Gaborone Dam in 2014 was the sole morsel of good news in a tragedy marked by the deathwatch residents of Gaborone carried out for Gaborone Dam.
In November of that year, with Gaborone Dam just above five percent, I wrote on the discovery of the church, its altar and structures clearly visible for the first time since the Dam was built in 1963. Roman Catholic leaders would later inform me that prior to the Dam’s construction, the area had been a lively training institute replete with a thriving orchard.
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...