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Monday, April 13, 2020
FRANCISTOWN: A recent Mmegi Facebook poll involving over 27,000 participants found out that 83% of the people wanted President Mokgweetsi Masisi to enact the State of Emergency (SoE) for at 28 days. This majority marginally outvoted the 17% of people that wanted the SoE to last for six months as proposed by Masisi in a bid to fight the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
When Parliament recently endorsed the six-month period for the SoE in order to control the spread of the coronavirus, the decision became a bitter pill to swallow to some sections of the country.
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...