Okavango Flood Bet Raises P51,000 For Charity
Monday, June 15, 2020
This year, what started as a casual conversation in April between two friends discussing the whereabouts of the flood turned into a fun and educational initiative that ended up raising P51,562 split between Women Against Rape (WAR) and the Polokong Centre for The Elderly in Maun and captured the attention of thousands of people in Botswana and beyond.
Hennie Rawlinson and Lin Cassidy were reminiscing about the old days when the Thamalakane River dried up regularly. At such times it was traditional for people in Maun to have a friendly betting competition to guess the exact arrival of the flood waters at Old Matlapaneng Bridge.
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...