The dress code is discriminatory
Friday, March 26, 2010
Around 1974 or 1975, a curb reporter by the name of Mpho Oliphant interviewed the then permanent secretary to the president-them, Phillip Stenkamp, on the dress code with special reference to women wearing trousers in the public service. Women public servants then were not allowed to wear trousers as this was seen as the domain of men. But because Sir Seretse Khama's government believed in quality of man women, the restriction was immediately abolished as it was sexist and discriminatory.
During the same period Sir Seretse Khama's government abolished the regulations of tradition beers and Chibuku through licensing process. It is not cost effective and criminalises innocent people who want to make ends meet.
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...