NLB has no authority over Selebi-Phikwe
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Baputaki dismissed allegations by Selebi-Phikwe residents who claimed that they were allocated commercial plots by the Mmadinare Sub-Land Board to build lodges along the Selebi-Phikwe-Sefhophe Road only to be stopped by the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC). Claims are that the said developers had already made developments worth P500,000 and P300,000 respectively before the council stopped them.
SPTC officials were recently quoted in a local publication saying that the Mmadinare Sub-Land Board had encroached on state land but that they are doing their best to engage the Lands Department to allow them to go ahead with their projects.
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...