Old Naledi
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
It’s a bit similar to seeing a newly constructed building and remembering what was previously there. It is extraordinarily difficult. But let’s take a step backward and try and recreate the Old Naledi of 50 years ago.
For reasons which I have never really understood, the British Administration which planned the new capital, Gaborone, failed to grasp that large scale construction, by far the biggest that had occurred in the entire history of the Protectorate, was bound to attract hundreds of mostly unskilled migrant labourers.
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...