Best time to apply for a piece of land at the Board

Continental drift (what a way to start a column) is supposed to be one of the slowest processes ever. There are so many things that are very slow. Like a guy with a bad Modaefoko hangover stumbling across the street.

Like a herd of tortoises waddling through peanut butter. All these are, however, much faster than continental drift. In Botswana there’s something much slower than continental drift.

Applying for and getting a piece of land in Botswana makes continental drift look like Mantshwabisi racing. When our politicians are in their element they will wax lyrical about how youth should apply for pieces of land so that they can build their places of abode and engage in commercial activities. Now we all know youth starts from 18 years up to either 40 (if you want to apply for young farmers funding) or around 50 (which is where a political youth peters). Useless fact: I have just passed the political youth cut-off.

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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