The cry of an abandoned child
Monday, May 19, 2014
As for Bontle, (not her real name), this was only a pipe dream. She doesn’t have a mother and a father. Bontle is one of many who have been denied the privilege to celebrate the big day and buy her mother presents.
She doesn’t know her family members too as well as relatives. Yours truly met Bontle at a salon in Mochudi. A beautiful woman indeed in her 30s, she has never worked in her life. She says that she did not get proper education and that she was not raised well. Then she sobs and reveals that she was adopted while still a baby at Deborah Retief Memorial Hospital.
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...