Botswana Student Union Body Nominated For Pan African Award
Monday, August 08, 2016
The Secretary General of the Botswana National Union of Students, Blessing Lechane says the nomination for the award is a result of the visit to Botswana by the All Africa Students Union Secretary General and his team in April this year where he made an assessment of the Botswana national union of students’ programmes, including their interventions during strikes in schools, their community outreach programmes, mass media interactions, among others.
According to the Secretary General, Botswana affiliated to the All Africa student Union this year, and will be making their maiden appearance at the summit. They are up against Ghana, and the Gambia in this award category, according to him.
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....