Mojadife settlement gets ward status
Friday, June 14, 2019
Phenyo Segokgo
The settlement is one kilometre to the north west of Mogobane village. Mojadife is an area located adjacent to Mogobane historically existed as a ploughing field area. Bamalete Land Board wanted to demolish households for people they considered squatters in the settlement.
The threat of demolition prompted SEDC to form a task team led by District Commissioners and other stakeholders to investigate how the settlement came into being.
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...