Lukewarm BFA assembly on the cards
Friday, July 31, 2015
Seeking autonomy: BPL chief executive officer, Bennet Mamelodi (left) and BFA president, Tebogo Sebego are not new to the autonomy debate. PIC: KABO MPAETONA
The elephant in the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) room is likely to be a motion on the Premier League’s autonomy.
For years, the Premier League has advocated for autonomy as it seeks greater independence in running of its own affairs. However, a delegate said the motion might be shot down once again as there is a feeling that last season’s events would work against adopting the idea.
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...