Jerry Gabaake and Jake Swartland - Who Got the Wheels Turning
Monday, April 30, 2018
By the time that I started working in Gaborone in early 1968, he had become the Principal of the Camp School in Gaborone and then of the Lesedi Primary School.
In what was then a very small town, Eleanor Gabaake stood out a mile because she was voluble, trenchant, instinctively combative and in addition, a Town Councillor. In contrast, Jerry was also forthright but was less in the limelight than Eleanor.
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...