Makwala fumes, Gov't to reward athletes
Friday, April 13, 2018
Through his Facebook page yesterday morning, Makwala who two days earlier had won the Commonwealth gold medal in 400m, stated that while other countries took good care of their athletes, Botswana fails to even grant free land to the champions.
“Eish, this countries are serious ka their athletes and value them you know (Other countries value their athletes). And Botswana, welcome dinner and go to your home. Ao Jehofa, what have we done se se phoso. I know true hurts but this is very true. Even setsha fela e seng madi fela. Just a land! Common Bots. (In Botswana there is only the welcome dinner and you go home. What crime have we committed to deserve this. I know the truth hurts. Why can't we be given land at least?),” Makwala quizzed.
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...