BURS, banks speed up OBRS deadlines
Friday, October 04, 2019
The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA), the custodian of the OBRS, has a deadline of June 2020 for all companies in the country to have re-registered on the online database. However, the BURS, banks, councils, land boards and others are reportedly already not accepting paper company certification and are demanding OBRS accreditation.
The BURS in particular reportedly issued an October 1 deadline indicating it would no longer deal with companies that have not migrated to the OBRS.
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...