Supa Ngwao Museum rich with Francistown history
Friday, September 25, 2009
Close to the museum is the police canteen where my mother used to buy groceries during my formative years because it was cheaper.
Even though I visited the canteen at least once a month, I now realise that I somehow did not understand the importance of the area, which is rich in the history of my own city and culture. In short, visiting the Supa Ngwao Museum this week taught me the history of Francistown as a garden city.
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...