American bully history, is written large in Cuba!

America used to be a model of democracy in the world. Didn’t the early settlers in what is now known as the United States of America (USA), revolt against their mother country, England for independence, freedom and democracy?

From primary school, I was fascinated by the American history: The Boston Tea Party;  the American War of independence; the catchy slogan of, “Taxation without representation is tyranny!” The biggest blot in  American history was the slave trade; the capture and/or buying and selling of Africans as slaves!

Slavery was abolished by Abram Lincoln after a bitter civil war. Abe Lincoln ranks highest amongst American presidents! He impressed me by vowing to abolish slavery before he became president and kept his word. He is the man who defined democracy as, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people!”

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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