BFTU�s Condolences
Monday, August 04, 2014
Comrade Motswaledi has been a pioneer of change in our national politics. He has courageously dared to venture where many dared not, for long. He Championed and led the first ever breakaway from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), in its 50 year history.
He went on to become the President of BMD and later, Secretary General of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), an alliance with a Leftist Botswana National Front (BNF) and a Pan-Africanist Botswana People’s Party (BPP).
His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...