BCP calls on Khama to tackle power and water crisis
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Saleshando (in the middle) addressing a press conference
Speaking during a press conference yesterday, Saleshando said Khama must address the nation on the crisis and set up an ‘Emergency National Steering Committee’ comprising stakeholders such as the business community, labour movement as well as international agencies with experience in the power sector, for them to assist in formulating a turnaround strategy.
Saleshando also urged government to establish a fund that would assist households that wish to immediately convert to solar energy so as to reduce pressure on the national grid.
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...