One year on, Olepeng's case still pending
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Olopeng
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) never specified the reasons for the suspension and matters are not helped by the fact that the parties have failed to agree on a date for a hearing.
In the accusations and counter-accusations, Olopeng says the BFA always sets an inconvenient date for the hearing, while the association insists that the suspended man is full of excuses when summoned to appear before the disciplinary committee.
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...