How Matshidiso saved Kgotla
Friday, March 06, 2009
"Matshidiso o ntshenya ka monyenyo/Ngwana wa thupa tsa maretlwa/O ntshenya ka molebo/Nna ke rata wena fela" and there go perhaps some of the most romantic lines since one folk poet/guitarist called his lover, "Ngwana wa mmala wa legodimo".
Matshediso, the song that is, has become an anthem on the local music scene. A romantic's dream the song proves beyond doubt that "Setswana se romantic brah yaaka", says the hit composer Afropop singer Kgotla (Mike Mogotsakgotla Kgaodi).
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...