Francistown cllrs accuse BMC of �cheating� farmers
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Councillors decry the low prices paid to farmers by BMC
Last Thursday, after the BMC chief executive, Akolang Tombale addressed the Francistown City Council on progress since he took over, councillors took turns attacking the corporation, which had been for a while engulfed in scandals.
The stage was set during the last session of the weeklong council meeting by Ikageleng ward councillor, Tabengwa Tabengwa, who criticised BMC for ‘cheating’ Batswana.
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...