Timela’s sparkling, illustrious teaching career
Friday, March 01, 2024 | 30 Views |
Teaching was in his blood stream and it could not have been an easy call to decide to sever ties with one’s 30-year-old passion and love.
Leaving five years shy of the mandatory retirement age, caught by surprise many of his colleagues and well wishers. His youngish look also betrayed him. He does not look like an old croc as there are no traces of old age in him; he looks smart, fresh and ebullient and no one thought he could be anywhere near the retiring range.
Yet, while this crisis ravages the communities, the administration is championing a major, resource-intensive legal reform and the establishment of a dedicated Constitutional Court. While the principle of strengthening constitutional justice is commendable, the timing is profoundly misplaced. When the President himself admits the government coffers are limited, every thebe and every moment of political capital must be directed towards the...