Public transport fares hike spark outrage
Friday, September 04, 2020
The revised public transport passenger fares regulations published in the Government Gazette on August 24,2020 indicate that shared taxi per passenger per trip would be P6 with effect from September 1.
The government notice further said that mini-bus local transport would be P5 per trip and long distance (bitumen road) would be P30 per km.
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...