Hands off the poor!

In this edition, we publish with a heavy sense of trepidation a story about how Jwaneng Town Council is spearheading efforts to turn Botswana into a police state by arming law enforcement officers of local authorities with pepper spray, batons and handcuffs.

 

Hands off 

Editor's Comment
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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