Volume 54 Issue 4- April 2016 : Politics
2016 AND BEYOND- Moving Botswana Forward
Author : Lt Gen Mompati Merafhe
Four months from now, the bell will toll and Botswana will celebrate 50 years of independence. As we trudge slowly towards this Golden Jubilee we dig deep into our archives and pick some of the famous quotes our leaders made in the past. In this edition, Botswana`s sixth Vice President, Lt Gen. Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe rallies Batswana to fight poverty and under-development as a cohesive force for future prosperity.
All can achieve more...
"It is only through true partnership as citizens that we can achieve the goal of poverty eradication and diversification of the economy. People Centred Development is about you desiring to take part and contribute to your personal development and that of the country; it is about genuine empowerment of every Motswana. It is efficacy at its best."
Never Shall We...
"No more will it be tolerable to have some of our people living in abject poverty. It is morally right for us to eradicate poverty because it is the only solid rock on which we can be sure that Batswana of future generations will live in prosperity."