Professor Tlou buried and celebrated
Monday, July 05, 2010
Hundreds of mourners, including UB academics attended the funeral. The funeral service was conducted at the Lutheran Church in Extension 12. UB held a service for him on Friday.
Speakers at the funeral service included UB vice-chancellor, Bojosi Otlhogile, and the judge president of the Industrial Court, Elijah Legwaila. Speaking at the funeral service, the executive director of the Tertiary Education Council (TEC), Dr Patrick Molutsi, described Tlou as a leader with compassion. "He was a compassionate person.
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...