Help the judiciary do its job

Last Friday the long-awaited case on the murder of John Kalafatis came before courts.

We have seen how since the beginning of the Ian Khama presidency and Ndelu Seretse's rise to head the Ministry of Defence and Security the security fraternity has portrayed a renewed vigour and sometimes disconcerting excitement as exemplified by the current spate of extra-judicial killings reported.

All indications have been that the current leadership sees the security fraternity as the very heart and soul of their structure of leadership. We accept this. After all every type of leadership finds its own motivation. President Barack Obama predicated his presidency on restructuring the American foreign policy and the health care system. Khama is free to predicate his presidency on the efficacy of army men, and they are men, to deliver across all spectrum of society even where they do not have any acquired skill.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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