SADC Leaders Urged To Sign Into Gender
Monday, May 26, 2008
A member of the SADC Gender Protocol Alliance, Elsie Alexander, said at a briefing held on Friday that there is a need to convince leaders to sign the protocol at a summit in South Africa to be held in August.
The protocol's objective is to empower women to eliminate discrimination and to achieve gender equality and equity through the development and gender responsive legislation, policies, programmes and projects.
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...