Khama's last Acts

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On his final day in office, former president, Ian Khama, signed two pieces of legislation eagerly anticipated by consumers countrywide, who have been labouring under the barrage of dirty tricks by unscrupulous retailers and scammers.

Read together, the revised Competition Act and Consumer Protection Act provide for the establishment of the Competition and Consumer Authority, Competition and Consumer Board and Competition and Consumer Tribunal.

The new entities, empowered with investigative, search and seizure functions, will receive and adjudicate competition issues as well as consumer complaints, overseeing quality issues around goods and services and delivering relevant penalties and sanctions.

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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