Retired Tlou vows to keep fighting HIV/AIDS
Friday, May 19, 2017
Kwete, as her loved ones call her, has retired from being the director of the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, a position she was appointed to in 2010.
Her career has been one of firsts, as she was the first nurse to join national politics after being chosen as a specially elected Member of Parliament. She was also the first nurse to become the Minister of Health in 2004.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....