Funds sourced for headmen of arbitration
Monday, February 23, 2015
He told Parliament last week that his ministry had been failing to pay those dikgosi due to funding constraints. Now the funds have been secured, he said, but did not disclose how much was sourced.
“This we believe will go a long way in ensuring Bogosi continues to be relevant. We have communicated with them that we will clear their debts very soon. The aim of my ministry is to improve and resource tribal administration. To respond to the resource plight, we started refurbishing a number of Dikgotla from 2013/14 financial year,” Tsogwane revealed.
But as the conference concludes, Batswana must ask: Will this be another talk shop, or will it spark real change? The answer lies in whether every stakeholder, from the President to community leaders, transforms rhetoric into action.The President rightly highlighted that crime, especially GBV, thrives in private spaces. His call to empower churches and counsellors as early warning systems is sensible. But good ideas mean little without funding...