UB fires salvo over funding discrepancies
Friday, February 20, 2015
UB management has decried discrepancy in funding per student per institution. They said that the disparities were quite shocking in a meeting held at the institution with a five-person political team yesterday. The group convened at the Council Chambers at the UB administration centre.
Representing three political movements - the Botswana Democratic Party, Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) - were BDP secretary general Mpho Balopi, BMD and Gaborone Central Member of Parliament Phenyo Butale, BMD official Hilda Sibisibi, BCP secretary general Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang and his deputy Akanyang Magama.
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...