FCC excels in ministry review

FRANCISTOWN: Francistown City Council (FCC) has been praised by the mayor Buti Billy for effort and improvement after it scored 78 percent in a review by the Ministry of Local Government early this month.

"On August 7, under the leadership of our chief executive officer, we appeared for a review before the Permanent Secretary and other ministry officials," Billy told the third full council meeting.

The review was one of President Ian Khama's initiatives. "When he (Khama) ascended to office, he unreservedly announced that he was going to give executive officers six months to prove their worth," he said.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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