Yes, botswana is a secular state; so what?

Years ago, an ill-advised Cabinet, emerged from the parliamentary drinking hole, and decided that it was in the public interest to stem the proliferation of Churches.

So called false pastors were, according to them, ripping off the public and it was government’s duty to ensure that the gullible were protected.

Before then, the Registrar had been kaçak iddaa instructed not to register churches in an unofficial moratorium based on the same concerns. I must know, because frustrated individuals who had sought to register same consulted with me on their legal options. The politicians had taken interest in ecclesiastical matters and had appointed themselves arbiters of doctrinal rectitude.

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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