Are you a COVID-19 vaccine Vergligte or Verkampte?
Friday, April 16, 2021
Senselessly claiming that this disease is at best a tempest in a teapot. Owing to modern technological advances, such conspiracies have reached almost every nook and corner of the global village.
At the heart of the current social discourse is the racially and emotionally charged debates telegraphed to all and sundry with churlish charisma, largely revolving around the source of the virus and motives of companies driving production of vaccines. Through YouTube videos, podcasts and social media posts, bloggers, influencers, aspiring influencers and non-influencers have been barking like famished and aggressive wolves, peddling conspiracies aimed at dissuading people from accepting to be inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines. Is this purely some form of self-serving rationalisation?
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...