Miss Botswana winners get their prizes
Monday, October 12, 2015
Following the previous years’ controversy surrounding the prizes meant for the winners, this year’s organisers did not want to disappoint.
The queen, Seneo Mabengano received P100,000, while her first and second princesses, Nicole Gaelebale and Peggy Grynberg got P50,000 and P25,000 respectively. The trio was also awarded scholarship courtesy of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. Mabengano received a 100% full degree scholarship to complete her studies at the Limkokwing University in Malaysia and a one month Global classroom experience at Limkokwing London. This includes full tuition fees, return ticket to and from Malaysia at a tune of P588,503.47. The scholarship, however, does not include accommodation nor living allowances. Her princesses have also been given full tuition at the university’s Gaborone campus.
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...