Angola rolls out red carpet for ex-enemies
Friday, May 18, 2018
MENONGUE: The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale in 1987 to 1988 is regarded as the largest battle on African soil since World War II. It was a turning point in the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War. The battle was between Angola’s ruling MPLA (People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola) supported by Cuba while UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) was mainly supported by the apartheid regime’s South African Defence Force (SADF). Interestingly, both sides still claim victory.
Although MPLA’s objective was to crush UNITA, while SADF wanted to block the communist MPLA from extending over to the Cuito River down to the border with South West Africa (Namibia). The bigger picture for the colonisers was that the battle was just a proxy war in the Cold War between USSR (now Russia) and the US.
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...