The Boer Retreat
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
From their separate reports it is clear that in the immediate aftermath of the engagement that both Sechele and Scholtz were painfully aware of their own losses, but ignorant of the status of their opponent’s forces.
The Transvaal Boer invasion of Botswana finally collapsed on Thursday evening September 2, 1852, three days after the armed standoff at Dimawe. On the said evening, the Boer Commandant-General, Piet Scholtz, convened a Krijgsraad or War Council to put forward his strategy for a final assault on the Bakwena stronghold at Dithubaruba.
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...