A crisis of myopia
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
At first, the restrictions were light, with the banning of garden watering and others, then they tightened to the rationing of supply a few days in the week. As of August 1, 2015, the rationing was increased to four days in a week.
Recent events, however, have convinced many that in fact there is no plan or programme being followed and rather, all is panic stations at the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), with arbitrary, knee-jerk responses being taken.
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...