Let's Make Our Vote Count
Monday, October 22, 2018
In recent years political debate seem to have gone up amongst citizens, which is a very welcome development. It is also important to match the debate with exercising our rights as citizens to choose our government. It does not help much to keep criticising, our representatives, without action.
The public nowadays engage in debate on array of issues both for and against government, which under normal circumstances should translate into ensuring that we hold our representatives accountable to ensure that our democracy is not threatened, and more over to ensure that decisions taken by the government of the day are not self serving, but rather for the benefit and protection of the whole citizenry.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...