Committee finds Boko guilty of plagiarism
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Boko
Before the start of business on Friday, the Deputy Speaker Kagiso Molatlhegi informed Parliament of its decision, in a matter in which Boko was accused of plagiarising government’s land policy, during his debate on the budget speech.
In his official response to the budget speech last month, Boko made remarks on the servicing of land, which Lands and Housing minister, Prince Maele immediately said had been lifted verbatim from the Lands Policy.
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...