COSBOTS reluctant to change leadership
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
The current board of directors includes Prince Monna as board chairperson Barolong Seboni as vice-chairperson while Kopano Mantswe is the treasurer. Monna took over the chairpersonship role when Solomon B Monyame resigned earlier this year and was supposed to hold fort until the new board members were voted in. Mantswe on the other hand took over when Patrick Setsiba resigned in January 2017. Seboni took over the role from the former deputy board chairperson Nkgopolang Tlhomelang, who also stepped down after his term elapsed.
Recently added board members are Tomeletso Sereetsi, Game ‘Zeus’ Bantsi, Alfredo Mosimanegape, Mpho Nakedi, Trinity Mpho and Winani Kambutu. Other members included two from associations and one member from a government department, who doesn’t have voting powers as a director.
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...