Statistics Botswana to pilot census

Mguni (left) and Seitshiro addressing the population census press briefing PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Mguni (left) and Seitshiro addressing the population census press briefing PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Statistics Botswana will pilot census count across selected districts in the country effective from today. A pilot census is a critical milestone in the path towards conducting the population and housing census count which will be carried out in August next year.

A census is a way of counting human population following a procedure of systematically obtaining or recording information on demographic, social and economic characterises at a specified time and within defined geographic boundaries.

The key parameters of a population census are individual enumeration, applicable defined territory, defined period of census count and periodicity or census interval.

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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