No fond goodbye for Khama - BMWU
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
This is the President’s first visit to the town ever since Government, under his leadership took tragic decision to close BCL Mine in October 2016 (15 months ago). All attempts made by the Union prior and after the closure to reach the President have failed.
President Khama has denied us a chance to present our case to him. Therefore we hope to draw his attention to our deep rooted problems through this release. Our position is that the 10 years of Khama’s Presidency leaves the Mining Industry on its knees and the wider economy uncertain.
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...