{"id":35092,"date":"2023-09-23T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T17:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/loo-calls-on-ditshwanelo-to-aid-ex-bcl-employees"},"modified":"2023-09-23T17:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T17:24:31","slug":"loo-calls-on-ditshwanelo-to-aid-ex-bcl-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/loo-calls-on-ditshwanelo-to-aid-ex-bcl-employees","title":{"rendered":"LOO Calls On Ditshwanelo to Aid Ex-BCL Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dithapelo Keorapetse, has sought intervention from Ditshwanelo concerning the impending evictions of ex-BCL miners from their houses.<\/b><\/p>\n

As the end of September deadline approaches for the tenants to express their willingness and demonstrate their financial capacity to purchase the houses, Keorapetse expressed concern. He emphasized that unless a special provision is introduced, the ex-BCL employees face significant losses, with many potentially becoming homeless.<\/p>\n

Government intervention<\/p>\n

\u201cThe motion urging the government to intervene by introducing a special housing welfare scheme for the former employees to buy the properties was rejected by Parliament. Despite having written two letters to the President regarding the requests of the former BCL workers, I\u2019ve received no response. Thus, I firmly believe this is a human rights issue. The potential evictions could lead to extensive homelessness, impacting numerous individuals, families, and children. Many parents living in BCL houses have school-aged children. The potential disruption to their education, especially with end-of-year and exit examinations imminent for Standard 7, and Forms 3 and 5, is alarming,\u201d Keorapetse wrote in his letter to Ditshwanelo.<\/p>\n

The right to decent housing<\/p>\n

The LOO further noted that the right to decent or adequate housing is an internationally recognized human right, forming part of the right to an adequate standard of living, as mentioned in Article 25 (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. \u201cI implore you to intervene, possibly preventing the liquidators and the government from evicting BCL house tenants. Such actions would infringe upon their and their children\u2019s rights. Without intervention, we could be on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Executing the planned evictions would contravene our Constitution, the Children\u2019s Act, other legal instruments, and international standards,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

BCL houses for sale<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the BCL liquidator decided to sell BCL houses in Selibe-Phikwe. To mitigate the adverse effects of the mine\u2019s closure on former BCL employees, they were given priority and a three-month period until the end of September to express interest and showcase their financial capacity to purchase these properties. Yet, Keorapetse labeled the liquidator\u2019s asking price as prohibitively high for the former BCL workers.<\/p>\n

Special housing welfare scheme<\/p>\n

In his ongoing efforts to assist the tenants facing potential eviction due to financial constraints, Keorapetse proposed a motion urging the government to introduce a special housing welfare scheme. However, this motion was dismissed by Parliament. Consequently, Keorapetse appealed to President Mokgweetsi Masisi for intervention. To date, he laments having received neither an acknowledgment nor a response to his letters.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. The Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dithapelo Keorapetse, has sought intervention from Ditshwanelo concerning the impending evictions of ex-BCL miners from their houses. As the end of September deadline approaches for the tenants to express their willingness and demonstrate their financial capacity to purchase the houses, Keorapetse expressed concern. 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