A great Boipuso, except for the trucks
Friday, October 04, 2013
Without suggesting any familiarity with the occult or transcendental powers, those who perished in the accident may never know what happened on what became an ill-starred day for them while those who sustained serious injuries will have to live with their pain or disability.
The little that is known about the accident is that it involved the bus and a truck. Which brings us to ask what is the trouble with trucks and why authorities do not seem to take notice? Just two months ago, several people were killed in Kumakwane in an accident involving a bus and a truck.
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...