Botswana needs a new National Security Strategy (Part 2)

In pursuit of last week’s point of view in my opinion piece, the primary question is whether Botswana needs to grow its military, maintain its current troop levels or even downsize.

This is not a hypothetical question; it is a question that demands real answers because as a country we are at what I would regard a turning point of not only Botswana Defence Force, but the rest of all our security apparatuses.

I should not only be regarded as a critic to our defence force, but rather the very questions I am posing need to be urgently addressed. No one individual should blame the way BDF for being run the way it is now; it all comes down to lack of policy.

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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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