A crisis of myopia
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
At first, the restrictions were light, with the banning of garden watering and others, then they tightened to the rationing of supply a few days in the week. As of August 1, 2015, the rationing was increased to four days in a week.
Recent events, however, have convinced many that in fact there is no plan or programme being followed and rather, all is panic stations at the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), with arbitrary, knee-jerk responses being taken.
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...