Next Time Perhaps?
Monday, August 14, 2017
But let’s run too fast if you will kindly forgive the expression. Makwala was all over the British press last week with his photo appearing on the front page of the Guardian. And that’s where I come in. Because the last time that Botswana was so featured was with my photo of the pocket-sized ‘Elvis’, which I took in Mochudi.
This photo was published on the front page of the then Manchester Guardian in April 1966 with the caption, ‘Freedom Song ...from a boy in Mochudi, Bechuanaland, which is to become Independent later this year.’ It has to be said, however, that in the intervening 52 years, this country has only rarely got a mention in the press abroad. It has been frankly regarded as boring with no multiple deaths because of drought and famine, no revolutions, no coup d’etats – only Seretse and Ruth, the San and 50 or so years of relative peace!
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...