Nigerian-based churches spreading like veldt fires
Friday, October 10, 2008
For instance the music, dancing and clapping from the worship team called 'The House Of David' of Winners Chapel International Gaborone from Nigeria, would make you want to join in. On a typical Sunday, a pastor clad in West African regalia, Nigerian-style, would normally lead the dancing to the very popular Setswana song 'Modimo o re file , Sebakanyana se, le mo tsotsonyana o' .
Everybody in the church is always in a mood to dance and praise the Lord , while others in a tent pitched outside would be watching the proceedings on mounted television monitors. The church is usually overflowing with worshippers.
As the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government takes charge, it must act decisively to equip the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) with the tools, laws, and resources needed to combat graft. The time for half-measures is over. DCEC Director-General, Botlhale Makgekgenene’s, recent address to the Public Accounts Committee paints a stark picture. Over five years, leadership instability, chronic underfunding and weak...