Batswana have been urged to register for the 2024 general elections in large numbers because there is no guarantee that there will be a supplementary registration period. Addressing a series of kgotla meetings in Matshelagabedi on Tuesday, Member of Parliament for Tati East, Dr Douglas Letsholathebe said the ongoing voter registration exercise might be the only opportunity to register. Dr said it was important for everyone to register as soon as possible so that their voices are heard through the ballot box. Dr Letsholathebe said voter registration was a fundamental right which was crucial for the democratic process. He explained that voter registration was an essential component of a functioning democracy, as it ensured that all eligible voters had the opportunity to participate in the political process. �Without a comprehensive and accurate voter registration system, elections cannot be fair or representative of the will of the people,� he pointed out. He stated that voter registration helped to ensure that the government was accountable to the people it served, as elected officials knew that they were answerable to an informed and engaged electorate. Dr Letsholathebe, who is also the Minister of Education and Skills Development, appealed to parents to play their parental role in the education of their children. He explained that there was strong correlation between education and poverty reduction. �Education gives people the skills they need to find better jobs and earn higher incomes, which can lift families out of poverty,� he said. He expressed government�s grave concern for poor results in most schools across the country. He explained that government was working round the clock to address the challenges that had been identified to contribute to the poor results. Dr Letsholathebe said the distribution of laptops to pupils and the use of mother tongue in schools were some of the steps that government had undertaken to address some of the challenges. He disclosed that currently, the country�s education curriculum was under review. He also informed the residents that government had bought 45 000 hectares of land from Tati Company to address the shortage of land in the North East District.