Let's Restore Botswana To Safety Reputation

Many people have been expressing anger and disgust at the growing murder cases in the country. This follows spike in passion killings where lovers or ex-lovers kill each other.

Last week, there were sad news of a woman who was murdered in front of her colleagues in Molepolole. Within a few seconds, social media especially Facebook was inundated with messages from angry Batswana, about the incident. To rub salt into the open wound, the suspected killer posted a picture of the deceased with a RIP caption. Many people from different walks of life went on to his wall and scolded him for the barbaric behaviour he was displaying, forcing the alleged murderer to delete his post. That however, did not deter angry Batswana for expressing their disgust, and disapproval of what he did.

The young man who at the time of going to press was still at large, according to information from the police, had two murder convictions. This information has infuriated the public more as everyone was wondering how come the young man is out, when he has been convicted of murder before.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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