Govt fails to stop Nchindo from developing 'hot' plot
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) failed to get an interim order barring Nchindo and his company, Tourism Development Consortium, from going ahead with developments at their disputed plot, Lot 55720 in Gaborone.
Justice Walia, who heard the case, dismissed the application by the state with costs, including the costs of two counsels.
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...