Gaborone City! What City! - Pt 1
Friday, October 30, 2020
Cast your mind, if you can, some 36 odd years back. Do you remember the buzz that went along with the unanticipated declaration of Gaborone a city? That year, the GDP growth rate for Botswana stood at 8.5 percent, down from 13.1% the previous year.
Excitement levels reached fever pitch as finally, after two decades of endurance, Gaborone was brought on par with Maputo (formerly Lourenço Marques), Johannesburg, Harare (formerly Salisbury) and Lusaka.
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...