No Babereki AGM again
Friday, May 21, 2021
After several postponements in the past due to legal battles between the company’s Board members and the shareholders at BOPEU, the AGM was set to take place on April 24, 2021 in Palapye on the direction of the Court of Appeal (CoA).
However, a fresh legal battle ensued after the two rival factions of the union submitted parallel lists for the AGM, which subsequently forced the court to postpone the meeting indefinitely to decide on the legitimacy of the lists to attend the AGM. The meeting was expected to discuss, amongst others, the appointment of and/or removal of directors.
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...