Mogoditshane Residents Fight For Land
Monday, August 09, 2010
Appearing before Justice Sigh Walia, the residents who occupy Lot 29062 in Block 5 packed the Lobatse High court to witness whether the court would grant the company an eviction.
However, Tebogo Sebego, representing Botswana Hotel Development Company in consultation with court and defence attorney Oarabile Pitso withdrew the application to have the residents evicted without a hearing.
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...