Voter registration clerks work on empty stomachs
Friday, October 26, 2018
Some clerks around the country, employed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to assist would-be voters get their names on the voters’ rolls, are yet to get paid for work done since being hired in September.
In August, the IEC announced that it would conduct registration from September 3 to November 11, 2018 for those eligible to vote in the 2019 general election.
The Francistown Umbrella Informal Sector chairperson, David Mbulawa, has highlighted this growing concern, revealing that many local traders are using their licences to facilitate the entry of foreign goods into the market at a fee.Fronting undermines the very fabric of our local economy. It allows foreign traders to exploit the system designed to benefit Batswana, using local licences to cross borders and sell goods at prices intended for local...