Squalid Hospital, Squalid Public Life
Monday, March 12, 2018
‘Khama, Masisi & the BDP implicated in P250m scandal’ (The Guardian) and ‘Masisi, Dada, Olopeng, Khama linked to the P250m saga’ (The Voice) both of March 9.
Perhaps it will all dwindle away and be forgotten. But this seems to be wildly improbable. Newspaper headlines of this kind would never appear if all is well. Whatever the outcome, our national self-respect and esteem have taken a terrible beating with the probability that even worse is about to come.
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...