Know your electoral laws

We are approaching the national elections year. Of course the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will win. Soon there will be rallies and motorcades everywhere. It’s the end of the five-year cycle. An opposition friend of mine says that time has never been more ripe for a change of government.

Thinking of him today, I missed my grandmother. She was the kind that would threaten to beat you up even though she could neither hold, run nor see. God bless her soul. God bless the opposition.

Of course his is all wishful thinking. An inability to rationalise things which can only be symptomatic of an obsession with prohibited substances. The ever quarrelling opposition are simply incapable of exploiting the BDP’s weaknesses even at this time of extreme vulnerability. They are busy playing marbles while the BDP are limping their way to victory.

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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