Enter a new generation at the BDP
Friday, July 20, 2007
Mogae's primary mission when he came to office was to bring economics to the centre of the conduct of business at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning when President Masire appointed him nine years ago.
The Botswana Democratic Party youth who helped to elbow Masire out wanted a representative on the global platforms who would ably articulate Botswana's economic needs at the advent of 'globalisation'.
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...