Children should be consulted on divorce
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Ookame Mokabathebe, head of Child Protection Services in the Department of Social Protection asked councilors yesterday to engage the public on especially the matter of divorce.
Speaking before a full council meeting of the Tonota Sub-District on Tuesday Mokabathebe noted that parents have a habit of leaving their children out when deciding to separate. He said that children only realize only later that their parents were no longer in good terms, leading to negative outcome.
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...