President Khama speaks on Public Service Day
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
I wish to commend and appreciate all Public Officers for the service they have been rendering to the nation for the past 49 years since we attained Independence in 1966.
Having started from a humble beginning as a country, we owe our gratitude as a nation to the men and women who throughout the years have worked tirelessly to develop this country. Botswana has a good record of Public Service which you can justifiably take pride in. We need to sustain this record going forward. The Public Service has a key role to play as we seek to transform the way we deliver public services.
“Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.”– Michel CousteauWe see notices for Block 6, Extension 11, Gaborone, Francistown; the list grows every week. It is good that WUC warns consumers, but so many warnings point to a deep problem. Water pipes are old and falling apart. And the people who pay the bills are the ones suffering.When a main pipe bursts, taps run dry. Families in...