Heavily armed police presence ends Caprivians' hunger strike
Friday, June 22, 2018
On the eve of the World Refugee Day commemoration on Wednesday, Dukwi Refugee Camp – some 130km northwest of Francistown – resembled a crisis-laden zone with a heavy presence of armed members of riot police, otherwise called Special Support Group (SSG).
Caprivians from Namibia’s Caprivi Strip had planned an indefinite hunger and sit-in strike in front of UNHCR offices in Dukwi in a bid to seek the United Nations (UN) refugee agency’s intervention ahead of the impeding forced repatriation to Namibia.
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...