Reducing Wastage At TK�s Ministry Is Critical

Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Minister, Tshekedi Khama has painted a gloomy image of his Ministry before Parliament as it battles financial stresses to, among others, fund the annual migration statistics, compensation for property damaged by wildlife, which he reasoned had been allocated just P4 million against the expected compensation of P16 million.

Someone has to beat prudent management of resources into the head of Minister TK. He is one Minister who for the most part of last year had been in the news for spending close to P300 million on a jet, which flies him all over the world.

No other Minister has ever spent those amounts of money on such luxury since Botswana gained Independence  over 50 years ago.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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