Badiri ba masepala bale 66 ba gaeletswe kwa nageng ya Botswana gonne masepala o sa duela R300 000 ya maroko


Ka OBAKENG MAJE

Mokgatlho wa badiri wa South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) kwa masepaleng o mogolwane wa Taung, o kaile fa go gaelelwa ga badiri ba masepala kwa Gaborone, Botswana, ele matlhabisa ditlhong. Go ya kwa mokwaledi wa SAMWU kwa masepaleng, Mpho Thompson, badiri ba masepala ba le 66, ene ele karolo ya setlhopha sa metshameko go ya go emela masepala kwa Southern African Inter-Municipal Sports Association Games.

“Re bone molaetsa go tswa kwa badiri ba rona ba masepala ba ba kaileng fa ba gaeletswe, gonne masepala o sa duela borobasogo jo baneng ba robala kwa go jone. Go ya ka badiri ba, batsamaisi ba borobasogo jo, ba ile ba ba amoga makwalo a bone a mosepele (passports), mme ba kaile fa batla a newa fela fa masepala o duetse madi a ba kolotiwang.  

“Go ya ka ketsi ya rona, madi ao, a lekanyediwa go R400 000, fela masepala o ikaelela go duela R300 000. Jaanong, re ipotsa gore madi a tla salelang kwa morago a tlile go duelwa ke bo mang, gonne badiri bao ba ne ba ile go emela masepala. Ke lekile go letsetsa motsamaisi wa masepala wa nakwana, Adrew Makuapane, mme ga ke a mo fitlhelela,” Thompson wa tlhalosa.

O kaile gape fa gona le dipego tsa gore Makuapane, o boleletse badiri bao fa ene tumelo ya gagwe e sa moletle go ka dira sepe, gonne ele letsatsi la Sabatha. Thompson o latofaditse masepala ka go dirisa setlamo se se rulaganyang maeto (Traveling Agency), mme ele sone se bakileng mathata a.

“Go begilwe fa setlamo se se rulaganyang maeto se se thapilweng ke masepala ele sone sebakwa sa mathata a, gonne se kaile fela fa se tla duela R300 000. Go ya ka badiri ba ba ne ba dira dipatlisiso mabapi le leeto le, R300 000 ene e lekane, mme go kaiwa fa setlamo se, ke tsentse 30% mo godimo, mme ke ka moo madi ao a feteletse,” Thompson wa tlhalosa.    

Kgabagare, sebueledi sa masepala, Ricky Oliphant, o boleletse Taung DailyNews fa Makuapane ale mo ditherisanong le baeteledipele ba sepolotiki kwa masepaleng le go tla ka toga-maano a gore madi ao a maroko a kgone go duelwa.

“Ke badiri ba le 66 go akaretsa le balekgotlha ba le bane ba ene ele karolo ya leeto le. Madi a ne a betswe kwa thoko go ka dirisiwa mabapi le leeto le, ene ele R300 000. Mo kgannyeng ya gore motsamaisi wa masepala o ganne go thusa, gonne ele letsatsi la Sabatha, Makuapane o tsweletse gotla ka toga-maano le fa ele leloko la Seventh Adventist Domination,” Oliphant wa tlhalosa.

Kgabagare, mongwe wa badiri ba ba gaeletsweng kwa Botswana o a sa batleng leina la gagwe le itseng ka ntlheng ya go tshaba go sotlakakiwa are, batsamaisi ba masepala kgale ba goga dinao fa go tshwanetse ba dire dituelo, gonne ba ne ba batla gore ba ye Durban.

“Bone ba tsamaisi bao, kgale ba ntse ba sa batle gore duelela, gonne ba ne ba batla go re tsietsa gore re ye Durban. Ebile ba ne ba re tshepisitse o re rekela di tracksuit. Jaanong, seo se bontsha fela fa ele selo sa kabomo seo se dirwang.

“Balekgotlha le Raseme-segolo (Chief Whip) ba lwanile ntwa e maswe gore re kgone go tla moo, mme ka maswabi ba ba tsamaisang masepala ga ba reetse. Se se botlhoko ke gore, ga re fa ka ntlheng ya rona, mme re tlile go emela masepala. Jaanong, ga re makala fa se sedirega gonne le fa re tla re tshwere dimetale ga mmogo le dikgele (trophies) ga ba re leboge ka sepe. Rona jaaka badiri ba masepala, ga rena sepe, maswabi ke gore re gopotse ba masika a rona.”

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Victims of Gaborone massacre remembered


Laying a wreath in remembrance of the fallen heros and heroines is MEC Tebogo Modise and the SA High Commissioner to Botswana Mdu Lembede

BY REGINALD KANYANE
NORTH West provincial government said that they will continue to build a relationship with the Botswana, and put in place few projects that will benefit both countries.

MEC for Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs Tebogo Modise said that South Africans and Batswana people from the Republic of Botswana, must be inspired to write about events of the past and work together towards uniting the two nations.

Modise said this on Saturday in Gaborone, where she was representing North West premier Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo during the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the 1985 June 14 raid in Gaborone.

Speaking at the commemoration which was attended by amongst others, survivors of that horrendous  night in Gaborone, which included Nathaniel Mooketsi Serache and Abel Masifi from Mahikeng, and Moitse Botshelo from Gaborone, MEC Modise said information on the history of our liberation struggle must be documented for future generation.

“In the spirit of preserving our heritage, we must retrace the steps, highlight the memorable events of the apartheid regime, and ensure that stories of South Africa and Botswana are properly told,” Modise said.

She deeply thanked people from Botswana for their sacrifices and selfless support to South Africans during the struggle for freedom.

Dignitaries who attended the commemoration visited the Gaborone Cemetery in Extension 14 where Modise was joined by the South African High Commissioner to Botswana Mdu Lembede in laying wreaths in memory of the fallen heroes and heroines.

Most of the freedom fighters who were in exile are buried in this cemetery.

Narrating his ordeal to those in attendance, Nathaniel Mooketsi Serache who survived the June 14 attack when the then South African Defence Force (SANDF) crossed the borders illegally and indiscriminately attacked innocent people in Gaborone, leaving 12 South Africa and Botswana nationals dead and scores seriously injured, said 1985 was the year that Botswana really demonstrated its undivided support to South Africans.

“I am lucky to have survived that dreadful attack as the house I was sleeping in that night was bombed, and that nothing was left of it except rubbles. As a result of that, I am often referred to as the one who rose from the dead.” Serache said.

He said that Botswana was at the forefront of making sure that South Africa is liberated, and assisted some of them to get the best medical treatment ever.

The Executive Mayor of the City of Gaborone, Cllr Kagiso Thutlwe said Botswana was proud to have played a significant role in the fight against apartheid, and that through this commemoration, people from these two countries must be more united and tolerant towards one another.

These sentiments were shared by the Chairperson of the House of Traditional Leaders in Botswana, Kgosi Gaborone, who said it was important to revisit the history of the struggle, and draw inspiration from the courage of those who died while in exile.

The 30th commemoration of the Gaborone June 14 raid was attended by amongst others, South African High Commissioners to other SADC countries, Ambassadors, and the delegation from the North West Province led by MEC Tebogo Modise.

-TDN

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North West premier visits Botswana in commemoration


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BY NALEDI BOGACWI

THE North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo in conjunction with The High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa Mr Mdu Lembede will conduct a memorial lecture in honour of the late stalwart ZK Mathews at Moeding College in Otse, in Botswana on Friday.

Mahumapelo will also be part of the30th anniversary for commemoration of the 1985 Gaborone Massacre that will take place on Saturday. Those who are expected to attend the event, include government ministers from Botswana and South Africa.

Provincial acting spokesperson, Brian Setswambung said the move to honour Professor ZK Mathews and commemorate the Gaborone Massacre emanates from Mahumapelo’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) in March this year, which he directed that various activities and programmes will be initiated to honour cadres who passed away while on their way to and from exile.

“Subsequently, the Liberation Heritage Route Project was launched at Lobatla village in April this year with a view to document the history of the struggle launched through the province, and honour heroes and heroines who used this route to cross into Botswana on their way to other parts of the world as they resisted apartheid,” Setswambung said.

 

He further said the 1985 Gaborone Massacre took place on June 14 in 1985 when members of the then South African Defence Force (SANDF) crossed into Botswana and attacked South Africans and Batswana in Gaborone and neighbouring villages and twelve people died during the raid.

 

-TDN

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