Marginal decline in school dropouts still a concern �SDC
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
A lessened number of dropouts was recorded from 526 in 2015 to a total of 230 in the year 2016. SDC chairperson, Alec Seametso noted, though grudgingly, during a full council meeting here Monday that the region continues to make strides in strengthening available interventions to curb the situation.
Seametso said quitting is due to pregnancy, ill-health, death and unknown desertion.
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...