Olopeng salutes Mascom
Friday, April 13, 2018
Bagaetsho; I want to prefix my remarks, by thanking His Excellency the President of the Republic of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, for entrusting me with this responsibility. I am glad I have been assigned back to this Ministry to complete the journey we started together. Let the journey continue!
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen; Tonight, we are recognising and celebrating achievements from the Mascom Top 8 Season 7 tournament. Several teams locked horns at the beginning of this season, but only one team emerged as the winner of the Season 7, to claim the P1,3 million prize money. This team is none other than Township Rollers, who are enjoying their second victory since the start of this tournament.
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...