North West councillor threatens to strip naked

MAUN: A North West District councillor, Abel Molelo on Tuesday threatened to strip naked in the council chambers in protest of what he believed was the local authority dismissal of his concerns.

The specially nominated councillor, who is also a caucus chairman for the Botswana Democratic Party in the area, made the threat inside the Maun Administrative Authority (MAA) chambers when commenting on MAA chairperson, Gaokgakala Letswee’s speech.Molelo complained that he had raised numerous complaints about the poor safety of Toteng bridge, which does not have pedestrian sidewalks and rails.

According to Molelo, the lives of Toteng residents especially children, who use the bridge along the busy highway, are in constant danger as they have to compete for space with vehicles.

Editor's Comment
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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