COSBOTS AGM postponed
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Independent organisation, Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) will handle the electoral process to be decided by a show of hands. The 1,300 members of COSBOTS who are eligible to vote will either cast their vote in person or by proxy.
Briefing the media yesterday, current COSBOTS board chairperson, Prince Monna said the main reason they postponed the elections was to allow BOCONGO to conduct credible, transparent and fair elections for the vacancies that are available on the board. He said that there only four vacancies are available and two of those are for the musicians section.
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...