Funds sourced for headmen of arbitration

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Slumber Tsogwane said they have secured funding for the 286 headmen of Arbitration, who have remained unpaid for years.

He told Parliament last week that his ministry had been failing to pay those dikgosi due to funding constraints. Now the funds have been secured, he said, but did not disclose how much was sourced.

 “This we believe will go a long way in ensuring Bogosi continues to be relevant. We have communicated with them that we will clear their debts very soon. The aim of my ministry is to improve and resource tribal administration. To respond to the resource plight, we started refurbishing a number of Dikgotla from 2013/14 financial year,” Tsogwane revealed.

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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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