No alcohol for public transport drivers
Thursday, March 11, 2010
This was in response to statements by the deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communication, Ntabeni Malikongwa during the review of the Road Transport Act.
When consulting with the Francistown City Council (FCC) last week Malikongwa had said that currently the alcohol content limit was the same for every driver whether they were in a private vehicle or in public transport and that in the reviewed act they would like to put it at zero for public transport drivers.
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...