Vice President Slumber Tsogwane has cautioned Batswana against voter trafficking.

He said any person charged with voter trafficking offense might face a fine of P5 000 or a jail term of 18-24 months, while an accomplice to the crime could be charged P7 500.

Addressing a kgotla meeting in Mopipi on Thursday, Mr Tsogwane said failing to vote was a disservice to oneself because voting allowed individuals an opportunity to elect a government of their choice.

Ga re sa tlhophe ke rona re tlaa bong re itlhaba ka thipa mpeng, Mr Tsogwane said in the vernacular.

He said every Motswana had a right to vote as provided for in the constitution.

Therefore he urged all, the youth in particular to register for elections and encouraged them to educate themselves on the importance of voting.

He said it was government best interest to ensure that the country was ran smoothly and peacefully.

Elections determine the next leadership and other political leaders at different levels of government, Mr Tsogwane said .

He advised the youth should not vote based on what they expected to benefit from government but do so because they understood the purpose of elections.

The Vice President who is also Boteti West Member of Parliament explained that voter registration was moved from October to November owing to delays in printing registration cards and other material.

Regarding the uptake of empowerment programmes, Mr Tsogwane said government had availed various government entities but the uptake was disappointing.

On otherissues, he implored the public to fight and report corruption, saying that most projects awarded to locals were left incomplete.

Most tenderpreneurs he said had the tendency of not using mobilisation funds for the intended purpose. Mr Tsogwane pointed out that the decision to have the Development Managers Model was to expedite delivery of national projects. ends

Source: BOPA
Author: Thandy Tebogo