Knowledge fair pencilled for F/town
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The event, which is expected to attract between 100 and 150 participants from across Botswana, will be held at Adansonia Hotel.According to Birdlife Botswana director, Dr Kabelo Senyatso, the seminar will be conducted in collaboration with Global Environment Facility (GEF).
"The purpose of the fair is to improve awareness and understanding about the GEF and discuss best practices on how the environment can be used to fight poverty, sharing lessons learnt by former and current GEF grantees," Senyatso explained. He added that the workshop will also disseminate information on what has been achieved by the GEF programme in Botswana over the past 20 years.
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...