Bring back our land
Friday, March 02, 2018
We cannot afford to pretend that it is a problem peculiar to Zimbabwe and South Africa and that Batswana have not been dispossessed.
We have in fact been dispossessed. In the waning years or months of colonial rule, the retreating government secured its thieving subjects land rights over vast tracts of Botswana territory.
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...