Mmabesi forges ahead against odds
Friday, March 05, 2010
However, Pelotona did not leave out men who also needed empowering. Mma Pelotona, as she is affectionately known, then gathered 10 women with whom she formed the Mmabesi Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society. The society now has eight members - the director Mantho Lesedi who is assisted by a young man who answers to the name Albert Kenosi, and the secretary Letta Phutitsareng.
Thebe Selogilwe is another youthful male member who, alongside Tshenolo Bagwasi, Gaoate Ebineng and Moji Motalaote, is an additional member. Keinyatse Kebarapele recently passed away.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...