Remembering St Janani Luwum - The metaphor of Africa's unsung icons!
Friday, February 15, 2019
Details of the man Valentine’s Day is named after are contested. Two men are listed, the first a Roman priest and the second a bishop. One thing is agreed upon: he was martyred on February 14th. As conflated biographies circulate the most appealing is one of an arrest for the crime of secretly marrying Christian couples, who were being persecuted by Emperor Claudius II in the 3rd Century AD.
St Valentine was imprisoned and later beheaded. The martyr was buried at Roman Cemetery on Via Flaminia, the ancient road that dissects Italy from Rome to Rimini.
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...