Interview with SADC candidate for AU Commission chair
Friday, May 06, 2016
Ambitious: Venson- Moitoi
Mmegi: Tell us about your candidature for the AU Commission (AUC) Chairmanship?
Venson-Moitoi: I am a firm believer in an Africa where we can all work together to find solutions to problems that we face. My vision for the African Union (AU) is an organisation that drives for results, pursues common objectives and envisions an integrated, people-centred and prosperous Africa, which is at peace with itself.
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...