BDF learning from the F-5 disaster
Friday, March 14, 2014
The BDF officials to this day live with the consequences of a purchase they made decades ago. The Strike Masters gave the BDF numerous problems and they had to be grounded for most of their term in the army after being purchased from Kenya.
Insiders say the biggest mistake was buying a whole fleet from one supplier and dealing with aircraft affected by the same fault.
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...