Those in power may adopt the style of Msholozi down South to say, 'detractors (read opposition) shall be ruled whether they like it or not' and the opposition in all its hues may promise Juju-style they are not going into elections to remain in opposition but to be the next government. All this is the stuff all general elections are made of. 46 years in power the Dom party is confident it will sweep the boards and wipe out the opposition from Parliament and they swear Botswana will still retain its quality as shining example of multiparty democracy!
General elections begin with registration of voters. Unregistered voters don't count, they are as good as non-existent! For this reason the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) promised last year to register no less than 1,2 million voters of the two million population. A squeaky mouse in place of a trumpeting elephant was born out of the first registration exercise - less than 400,000 voters registered! Bucketful of excuses were given by the never-say-die IEC for missing the target! IEC believes the target is still in sight and achievable with the supplementary registration end of February. We will wait. Optimism makes the clock of life to go on ticking!
