Tempers flare in Seretse's case
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The case was scheduled to resume on Monday but was postponed to yesterday after Regional Magistrate Barnabas Nymadzabo indicated that he was not ready to proceed with the matter. Seretse is in the dock for failing to declare his interest in a company that won tenders to do business with departments under his ministerial portfolio.
The proceedings started with state counsel Mpho Letsoalo applying to revisit some of the past rulings of the magistrate in the case.
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...