National referendum on Constitution needed
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Very little attention was paid to this important document until the late Gomolemo Motswaledi was suspended from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), an organisation he so dearly loved and served with passion.
The matter ended up in the High Court and the Judges pronounced that the President cannot be sued when he is still in office, an announcement that provoked a lot of shock and emotion.
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...