Let's Wait And See!
Monday, June 04, 2018
Last Wednesday marked an important and simultaneously very interesting chapter in the media fraternity. It was the day President Mokgweetsi Masisi called a press conference and accorded media houses an opportunity to listen to his roadmap, and ask questions, not only to him, but to his entire Cabinet.
This is indeed a welcome development since former president, Ian Khama, never showed interest in presenting the Fourth Estate such an opportunity. The media was of course, very thirsty for such an interaction, understandably so. Yes, the day came, and Mass Media Complex Auditorium was packed to the rafters, as many journalists and editors wanted to hear first hand what Mr. Masisi had in store for the nation.
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...