When floor crossing becomes flawed; the awkward case of Kgosi Tawana Moremi

On February 6, 2017 the nation gathered in anticipation and expectancy of the age-old Parliamentary Budget Speech delivery by a sitting Minister of Finance, Honourable Kenneth Matambo in this particular case.

For many, the stage was set to see if any notable change to homesteads budgets are on the horizon, or the speech will be hollow and idle to the melancholy of our citizenry.

On the day of the occasion, an amendment to the predictable agenda was presented and  an announcement was  made that Kgosi Moremi Tawana, the Maun West legislator  is no longer a member of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and that effectively necessitated a change in the sitting arrangement in Parliament.

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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