Organised crime-a threat to Botswana’s national security
Friday, April 08, 2022 | 1990 Views |
In the past, existential threats were mainly from external state actors who were a danger to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a nation state. For example, a country like Botswana used to be surrounded by hostile regimes in the form of Apartheid South Africa in the South and an aggressive white minority regime in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), who used to carry out cross border invasions into Botswana resulting in many human casualties and destruction of infrastructure.
Furthermore, civil wars in neighbouring Mozambique and Angola, together with the liberation war in Namibia meant that at the time Botswana was existing in a hostile environment. These were real national security threats at the time.
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...