MISA Botswana elects new board
Monday, January 23, 2023 | 120 Views |
Thomas Nkhoma. Chairman
After a hotly contested election, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Botswana Chapter yesterday ushered in a new leadership. MISA Botswana members elected their new board of trustees on Saturday in Gaborone. The elections were postponed last year September amid chaotic scenes. Leading up to the initial set date for the elective Annual General Meeting (AGM), there were two main camps competing for the positions, but on the day of the election last year, one of the contestants was disqualified on account of political affiliation.
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...