Minister denies rift with SA
Friday, December 07, 2018
His response followed a motion for the adjournment-definite matter for urgent public importance by Member of Parliament (MP) of Mogoditshane Sedirwa Kgoroba on Tuesday who asked the Government to revise the laws relating to the importation of horticulture produce. Kgoroba said that there is an impasse as small scale businesses particularly hawkers, are currently not allowed to import agriculture produce from South Africa.
He said that this is due to the restrictions and regulations imposed by the ministry on the importation of horticulture produce. However, Westhuizen told Parliament that there is no impasse and this have started during the outbreak of fruit fly in certain parts of South Africa.
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...