Tiger Kloof out - Swaneng in?
Monday, August 25, 2014
New members of the IEC are now being appointed – will they have the capability to ensure that this election will be relatively clean? Hopefully, it will ensure that the BDP’s determination to ensure itself a win, will not tempt it into adopting some of the tactics used in Zimbabwe which it had earlier, so admirably, condemned.
Was it Mobuto or Mugabe who said that if you are in charge, you cannot lose an election? And there really can be no doubt that the BDP government is, in so many ways, in charge. We are therefore presented with what could be seen as a contradiction in terms.
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...