BOBS urges firms to establish local standards
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Speaking at the World Standards Day commemoration here last week, Kgabung said if local companies did not have standards in place, government is compelled to source base materials from international bodies like the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).
Kgabung said as a result most standards used in Botswana were based on South African and other countries’ standards. She, however, said Botswana could get base materials from the SADC region and International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and said each member country must use ISO to develop its own standards.
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...