Italian plans to change plight of children
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Massimiliani, whose organisation currently runs from his country of birth, Italy, says the organisation will be running in a couple of countries in the next few months, further adding that what should excite Batswana is that while most international organisations are headquartered outside Africa, his will be headquartered in Botswana.
“We are a non-profit making organisation with the interests of the child at heart and we dream of a better and conducive environment for a child. There is no way we are going to achieve this without collaborating with the already existing organisations with the interests of children in Botswana,” said the organisation’s president, Massimiliani.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....