No Mother Tongue Pride Among Batswana
Monday, February 22, 2010
Mbuya, who has penned two Tswana novels told a gathering at the annual National Mother tongue day celebrated in Molepolole that Batswana are not buying Setswana novels and instead prefer to buy western novels and watch foreign television content.
Mbuya, also a member of Molepolole's Kgari Sechele museum, decried that Botswana has been left behind by the likes of Namibia in the promotion of the mother tongue, saying as a result many mother tongues spoken in Botswana are fast disappearing.
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...