Sparkling with cultural legacy

When it comes to relics, the village of Kanye, almost 120kms from Gaborone, is awash with living evidence of the past that could make any cultural enthusiast appreciate the beautiful pre-colonial and colonial history of Bangwaketse capital.

A local community junior secondary school, en route to the famous Pharing gorge, has yielded the famous "lenao la ga matsieng'-a rare stone engraving of a man's foot on a hill. 

The footprint at Mathiba CJSS was discovered by a school teacher only in 2007 and there is still little publicity about the discovery.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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