GNorth/Moshawa trust win standpipe battle
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Last week, Justice Michael Leburu of Lobatse High Court ruled in favour of the Gaborone North/Moshawa Community Trust, and interdicted the respondents from interfering with the work of the trust and the operation of the bank account.
The applicants had through their lawyer, Uyapo Ndadi, argued that before the court case, they had recently registered a trust with the aim of running the standpipe.
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...