'Kgafela is an arrogant braggart'
Friday, November 18, 2011
In an interview with Mmegi in Gaborone, Thari Pilane - who introduced himself as the secretary of the Bakgatla royal house in Moruleng - castigated Kgosi Kgafela for defying the Botswana government and barring ministers from addressing kgotla meetings in Kgatleng.
"This is wrong, and we don't expect him to behave like that as a leader," Pilane said. "He is so arrogant to government and says he is not under their control and can do as he pleases."
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...