Enjoy your Suffrage
Friday, November 10, 2023 | 160 Views |
The right to vote is a political right, enshrined in Section 11 of the Constitution of Botswana as a subset of a greater right deemed as the freedom to conscience.
This allows the citizens of the country to freely deploy the faculties of their mind without any infringement when choosing who is to represent them. As the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) readies to kick start the voter registration period, every Motswana should register and prepare to vote for their preferred political leader.
The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...