COVID-19 legacy - The good and the bad
Friday, May 08, 2020
Crunching numbers: Finance Minister, Thapelo Matsheka is battling to rein and fund in the deficit
But just like the famous Liverpool song, there is a silver lining at the end of every dark cloud.
The coronavirus is going to leave a legacy on a number of issues facing our country. It is exposing issues of inequality, unemployment, corruption, gender violence, poor education, amongst others. It is time to put in structures in the economy to correct these wrongs. The economy is the people.
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...