Two found guilty of obtaining Omang illegally

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FRANCISTOWN: Two women have been found guilty of lying to public officers in an effort to acquire the National Identity card commonly known as Omang.

Principal Magistrate convicted Ntombizodwa Mpofu, 60, after she admitted to helping four people get birth certificates in order to acquire national identity cards in March 15, 2004 in Francistown at the Department of Civil and National Registration (CNR).

She was fined P500 for each of the counts that is payable within seven days failure to which she will serve an imprisonment term of a year.

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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