Peleng: The Heartbeat Of Lobatse
Friday, March 12, 2010
Peleng is commonly known as 'Kasi'. It is the home of popular Premier League side, Extension Gunners and captains of industry like the chief executive officer of the Botswana Insurance Fund Management (BIFM), Victor Senye, the managing director of the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), Maria Nthebolan and the chief executive officer of the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), Thapelo Matsheka. Senye is proud of his roots in Peleng.
"I am proud of where I come from. I still associate myself very much with Peleng. That's where my roots and siblings are. I go there on a regular basis to check on my folks. You shouldn't run away from where you come from," said Senye in a previous interview.
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...