What A Waste Of Time

Somewhere in this edition we carry a story on Parliament proceedings on Friday where opposition members took turns to express their disdain for the envisaged land policy that seeks to restrict one person to not more than one plot.

It was Gabane-Mmankgodi Member of Parliament (MP), Pius Mokgware, who started the debate with a motion to amend the land policy.  However, we learnt that the Minister of Lands and Housing, Prince Maele stood up to clarify that all the points raised by the MP had in fact been raised by Batswana during consultations.

 He further stated that as the minister of lands, he is due to make a presentation about the policy to Parliament, a presentation that would also include amendments similar to the tone of the opposition MP.

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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