SOTS returns after a year break
Friday, January 18, 2019
Bana Ba Mmala chairperson, Pontsho Pusoetsile admitted to the media this week that following the feedback they received, they were not sure if they had the right skill set to push the event to greater heights.
“We felt that we need to invite a partner to work with us. We want them to take us to the global stage, therefore we are going to aggressively market the event both locally and internationally,” he said. Pusoetsile said they would structure the event so that it can continue to grow. He said SOTS is the only participatory event that they know. “In 2017, we introduced the kgotla system as a way of pushing people to continue participating,” he said.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...