Cooperatives chief vows to crack the whip
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Speaking during Selebi-Phikwe miners Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCOS)’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday at the Town Hall, Otlhabanye said he would not be afraid to take proper action including closing them.
He said he is deeply concerned about the way some cooperatives are run with some committee members who do not consult with members but run the societies as their personal property.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...