We Need A Sex Offender Registry

Most developed countries have adopted a policy of registering sex offenders. The registry makes the information readily available and accessible to anyone who might doing a search on sex offenders and their proximities to their homes or work place.

Cases of pedophiles tracking young children and ensuring that they get jobs at places where they have access to them (young children) seem to be increasing. Just in the past weeks there has been two cases already of adult male who obviously sought jobs in areas where they know they will have access to children, in order to feed their sick, and disgusting habits. With this kind knowledge, schools and other institutions, which deal with children, should be extra careful when hiring teachers.

It is common knowledge that most local companies when hiring don’t really do background checks on their prospective employees, but the incident which happened recently at Hillcrest International School, should be a lesson to all schools and the business community at large. Schools should be extra vigilant with background checks of their prospective employees. 

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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