New MP Delivers Water To Mmathethe
Monday, May 04, 2015
The Mmathethe-Molapowabojang MP was instrumental in making sure that the village of more than 6,000 people got water from a new borehole.
Last week, the pumping of water from the borehole that was sunk 17km away from the village started with residents eagerly waiting to have a steady supply for the first time in three years. Mmathethe’s old borehole has failed, forcing the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) to transport water to the huge population in the village. But this would soon be history after the MP together with his private sector partner, Diagnofirm, sunk and equipped the new borehole near Segwagwa.
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...