Church urged to introspect on development
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | 430 Views |
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The call was made by the Botswana Council of Churches' (BCC) Acting General Secretary, Goitsemodimo Onneetse, at the Kgolagano College Convocation Retreat, convened at Kgolagano Centre here recently.
Onneetse said post colonial era, the church under the auspices of the some missionaries from the London Missionary Society (LMS) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana amongst others, significantly contributed to community development initiatives such as education, infrastructure development, health and access to water to the hard to reach places.
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...