"The chaos today speaks volumes about our leadership." BDP's Molepolole constituencies, just like others on Saturday, experienced extended delays in various polling stations due to the reported late arrivals of the voters' rolls. The candidate councillor spoke about how he believed there is a lack of readiness even for the upcoming general election. "We can't deny that what is happening now is a reflection of what may come during the national election. How can there be so much confusion without the leadership even showing interest in assuring party members of rectification? This might go down in history as the most disorganised Bulela Ditswe elections," he spoke anonymously. Frustrated voters waited the entire day without any action and proper communication, something they said was the most infuriating. At Sebele ward in the Molepolole South constituency voters, especially the elderly, had braced the day in anticipation to cast their votes but they were met with delay with no one paying them mind that they had arrived as early as 6am.
Seitebogo Moisakgosi, an elderly voter said she woke up early looking forward to voting and that she waited as long as she could but in the end, it was difficult for her. "Ngwanaka re teilwe gotwe re tle go tlhopa mme re itekile go tla jaanong ba tshameka ka rona. Sale re eme, mebele jaanong e ya gana. (We were told to come and cast our votes and we managed but it seems they are playing with us. We have waited for so long and our bodies are giving out)," she said they opened the gate to head back home. It was at around 5pm when it dawned on the voters that nothing was about to give and most, left angry and frustrated, decided to vacate the voting centre. This was after the branch representatives informed them after their meeting that they had been assured that the voters' rolls were still coming, asking for more patience. Presiding officers for different polling stations who were gathered at Sebele ward were also as clueless as the voters.
