2019 election dismissals still haunt gov’t
Friday, July 08, 2022 | 640 Views |
Truck carrying ballot boxes from Gantsi FILE PIC
During the election, the Gantsi North constituency was one of the places that were marred with controversy regarding the handling of the ballot boxes and possible voting fraud.
This resulted in many people that worked for the District Commissioner’s office being dismissed for whistleblowing about an alleged election fraud including the current victim, Segomotso Mhaladi. Mhaladi was employed as a driver at the District Commissioner’s office and was fired on June 3, 2021 for allegedly disclosing confidential information about elections.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...