Goodhope can�t look to homeboy
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
However, the new Member of Parliament for Goodhope-Mabule James Mathokgwane made stunning remarks about the situation at the school. He said that students are forced to use the bush to relieve themselves because of the locked water system toilets; they eat very late in the middle of the night; and recently experienced a diarrhoea outbreak because of the water situation. To underline his arguments, Mathokgwane warned that he would make sure that the school is not reopened in January if this problem is not addressed, stating that he will lobby students and parents to boycott the school.
The Goodhope water situation is surprising in that in May this year, Mathokgwane’s predecessor, who is minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila commissioned a water augmentation project.
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...