Parties call off meetings due to COVID-19 surge

BDP members during their National coucil meeting PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
BDP members during their National coucil meeting PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The high numbers of COVID-19 related deaths currently overwhelming the country have forced different political parties to postpone their elective congresses and conferences.

Prior to the postponements, the parties were busy planning to hold virtual meetings in order to choose new leaders since the mandate of the current central committee members had long elapsed.

Though the congresses were to be held in a digital format which was going to be more complicated and expensive for political parties, they seemed to be determined to look for money to run internal elections.

Editor's Comment
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...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up