Anatomy of a dictator
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
The allegation has been disputed and angrily condemned by lieutenants of the Lieutenant General. Slow of speech, I was constrained to jump into the debate lest I encroached on regular callers’ reserved time to have their usual intervention in this very important subject. I now use this space to have my say on the matter.
Some dictators are born, some are imposed on the people by the people themselves and some have dictatorship imposed on them by professional training, and some have the combined causalities of dictatorship thrust upon them.
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...