Siviya retains Tati landboard chairmanship

FRANCISTOWN: For the second consecutive time former Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) principal elections officer, Clement Siviya has beaten Fixion Mchive and Rex Mukokomani for the Tati landboard chairpersonship.

The Tati Landboard executive elections are held annually but one of the 10-board members was absent on Monday when his colleagues endorsed Siviya, who is a social worker by training.  The three candidates who slugged it out are Siviya, Mchive and Mukokomani.  Siviya got five votes while Mukokomani got three and Mchive only got one vote.

Elizabeth Molapise the outgoing chairperson did not stand for re-election this time paving the way for others.  With her out of the race, Ellington Khiyani, Siphiwe Mguni and Tafisa Dube tried their luck with Dube coming out triumphant.

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...

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