Gaolathe gets High Court nod
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
Gaolathe, who is AP’s parliamentary candidate for Gaborone Bonnington South constituency in the 2019 general elections, is engaged in a legal battle in which one Tshenolo Palai is objecting to the politician’s registration for election.
The MP had raised preliminary points of law for the court to consider before dealing with merits of the case. The points were that his status had previously been determined by the other magistrate as such could not be challenged and that the objector could have asked for the court to consolidate the case with the other one since he was aware of it.
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...