Vision 2036 Task Team promises to avoid political dilution
Thursday, October 29, 2015
President Ian Khama recently announced the task team for the new national vision.
Former minister, Neo Moroka, whom Khama has entrusted to deliver Vision 2036, told members of the press yesterday that despite the composition of the team including politicians, they will avoid bringing politics into their mandate. He said they do not want their mandate diluted. The composition of the team has representation from the three main political parties, the trade unions, business or private sector, Non Governmental Organisations, youth, sport, faith-based organisations, bogosi, council for disabled people and the media. “We promise not to go on political context. We have names of politicians in the task team but these are people who have a common desire to serve this nation and come up with a vision,” he said.
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...