Memorial service for late Chilisa
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The service will be held at the Lekidi Centre football pitch in Gaborone starting at 4:00 pm today. At the time of his death, Chilisa was the chairperson of the South East and sat in the BFA executive committee representing the regions. Funeral arrangements had not been announced at the time of going to press.
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...