COVID-19 doses stolen from the poor and lavished on the elite

Last year, I posited that the reason why government cannot deal comprehensively with the poultry industry bullying, of small scale farmers, by dominant players, was because of state capture.

After complaining about the bullying, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, went on national television to say that, “re kgerisa other Batswana”, which meant that the bullies were being bullied. We are back, to the same subject.

We were shocked over the past two days with revelations that the elite had made themselves a special dispensation, out of public resources, to save their own lives whilst our poor parents perished in the villages. Surely, there are not enough vaccines for Batswana generally, including those with underlying conditions. But alas, there are enough vaccines for a special category referred to by the Assistant Minister of Health, as “bagolo”. This ‘bagolo’ category, does not include your parents and my parents.

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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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