BRITISH AUTHOR SHARES BECHUANALAND COLONIAL MEMORIES

The National Museum Little Theatre will host British author and former colonial resident of Gaborone, Carolyn Slaughter on February 20. Slaugher will give a public talk entitled "Personal Memories and Sociological Perspectives on the last years of the Bechuanaland Protectorate".

 

The arrival, this week, of the famed English writer adds to the growing monumental attention that the historical Bonnington Farm continues to receive.  It has been a belated but welcome upsurge coming decades after its neighbouring Broadhurst Farm established its name as a Gaborone residential suburb and industrial area. Not only has the electoral commission just named a constituency after Bonnington, but for a while now a junior school, a shopping mall and a national monument have been toiling to affirm the significance of this name.

Editor's Comment
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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