the monitor

A bus ride to Francistown with Rastaman

These days every bus rank has a deluge of touts who now believe we all have collective amnesia regarding where we onboard buses to our destinations.

There’s a firm belief that the commuter has now suddenly lost his reading skills as the waiting bays and buses are clearly marked with the various towns and villages.

As someone once said, “I often think this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum”. That feeling is thick at the bus rank. But as the economy teeters on the brink of collapse, people have to find innovative ways to earn a living. And irritate commuters! The Bus rank economy is one of those with great potential but government doesn’t see much here.

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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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