Botswana named in UN witchcraft report

The Botswana Police Service public relations unit has kept a distance from a report by the UNICEF that links Batswana teenagers to witchcraft.

The report released in April 2010 puts Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Cameroon, Namibia and Tanzania in the same class where involvement of children in witchcraft is common.

Senior Superintendent, Dipheko Motube, said this week that they do not have statistics on witchcraft cases in Botswana because there is no law that recognises the practice.

Editor's Comment
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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