Tracing the origins of Barolong boo Ratshidi
Friday, May 25, 2012
Many, both at the main kgotla and those that heard or read of the event in the media had hoped to hear more on the origins of Barolong boo Tshidi and perhaps even when and how they settled in Goodhope in the first place and who led the tribe to the place.
However, Batho Molema, the former Radio Botswana (RB) announcer and an elderly Morolong, shed "little" light after he was listed as the man to give the history of the tribe. There are contradicting accounts on the origins of Barolong.
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...