Sport codes drag feet in signing IWG Declaration
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
The local International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) has a short fall of 40 signatures, with 580 having signed.
The IWG secretariat took their campaign to the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) conference held in Gaborone last weekend. Despite the local codes dragging their feet, the weekend campaign was a success as many countries signed the declaration.
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...