By now we should have got used to the absence of accurate information about such concerns. It is only a few weeks ago that the Minister was telling us that the new Blue Train’s inaugural run was wrecked by its use of contaminated fuel. Now that important statement has already disappeared into the history books. Presumably, it was soon realised that the problem had nothing to do with contaminated fuel, as first thought, but was caused by something entirely different. I assume that the Minister’s statement was based on the information given to him.
But it really is a good idea to correct information which has previously been provided which proves, later, to be off track. To jump here and jump there can only contribute to a general, dismaying sense of disillusionment. Right now, this is the one additional burden from which the country should be spared. However, let me stick with local affairs, not least the on-going chieftaincy feud in Odi between the village’s Bakgatla and Batlokwa residents. In its issue of the 20th, Mmegi reported that, ‘the Minister of Local Government ordered the two Land Boards to demarcate or highlight the two tribes’ border lines to assist him deal with the issue.’
