Mixed feelings greet prospects of Pula slide against Rand
Friday, October 15, 2010
Sesinyi, a retired civil servant and author who started working for BoB on a contract basis on September 20, was responding to a Mmegi inquiry.
The Botswana currency fetched only R1.o4 for P1.00. From August 1976 when Botswana formally withdrew from the Rand Monetary Area (RMA) and introduced its own currency and pegged it to the US dollar at P1 = US$1.15, the Pula has never fallen below the Rand.
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...