All about nothing, or was it?
Monday, November 17, 2014
It’s as if we are all being choreographed into unfolding scenarios over which we have no control but in which we are all obliged to be bit players. Some feel for this strange, worrying future was implicit in concerns that were expressed about the immediate aftermath of the election.
The President, no less, had repeatedly warned us about the dangers of bloodshed and civil war so that it was not at all unnatural that some BDP supporters in Gaborone, heeding his concerns, kept their houses locked and barricaded (not an exaggeration by the way) until the to- be-expected violent post-election storm blew over.
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...