A troubled bridge over calm waters
Friday, May 14, 2021
The completion of the Kazungula Bridge is a feather in the caps of both President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his Zambian counterpart, Edgar Lungu, who this week delivered a rare infrastructural milestone for Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) long-planned regional integration and development mandate.
In the works as an idea since at least the late 1990s, replacing the pontoon at the Zambezi River quadripoint has been a key SADC priority as north-south trade within the region has relied on the congested Beitbridge/Chirundu corridor.
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...