Gunners fail to keep P1.8m debt promise
Friday, December 21, 2018
Gunners. PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE
After assuming office at the beginning of the season, chairperson, Tariq Babitseng had told Mmegi Sport that they will clear the long standing debt within their first three months in office.
But as the year winds, Gunners are instead facing mounting financial woes. The players recently boycotted training over unpaid allowances, while former employees; Daniel ‘Chico’ Nare and Pio Paul were recently awarded hefty payouts by the courts over outstanding salaries.
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...