With hindsight, Phage �s tribal rant is regrettable but has positives
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Phage, whilst addressing a charged-up rally in Molepolole made some very silly remarks about Batswapong. It was his stance that the Batswapong are hired to mourn and cry at Bamangwato funerals and that the occurrence has now become something close to common or normal.
Any person listening to that would have cringed at the suggestion of such, and would on any day shun such tribalistic sentiments which seek to put one tribe above the other, or alternatively a statement that seeks, on the face of it to presuppose an element or a semblance of dominance of one tribe over the other.
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...