Singer Don B sent off in style
Monday, June 06, 2011
It started with the uncle elaborating on how courageous the departed musician was, adding that Don B had inherited his musical talent from his mother, Tabaka Botshelo who she described as good singer and dancer. "If we were not in a funeral she would stand up and dance for you," Botshelo's uncle said.
Thousands of people who had converged on his mother's place did little mourning but celebrated the disco star's life as much as his music had been celebrated and indeed it continued to make people dance even at his funeral.
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...