Heritage buildings destroyed at old Sekgoma Hospital
Friday, May 12, 2017
Old Sekgoma Memorial Hospital main building under construction PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
The old Sekgoma Memorial Hospital’s monumental main building has been destroyed as part of an ongoing refurbishment exercise meant to build a clinic at the old hospital. This is part of a Ministry of Health and Wellness project to utilise the dilapidated buildings that were abandoned when the new P300 million state of the art hospital was first opened in 2007.
The “refurbishment project” did not take into consideration the heritage value that the old main building has in the history of Serowe, Bangwato and Botswana. The relics have been completely defaced.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...