BNF Youth League accuse government of abusing students

PALAPYE: Following recent conflict surrounding academic future of first-year students of various local Technical Colleges and their standoff with the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Skills Development (MELSD), Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL) president, Velem Heii has accused the ruling party of using students to rig elections.

Heii said the MELSD was aware of the capacity of the colleges, the state of the facilities, the unaccredited courses that were offered to students and the number of lecturers, but still admitted students in higher numbers.

He claimed, “the similar trend happened again before the 2014 general elections.”

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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