Strong institutions are the real saviour

The silly season has gone into overtime.

The never-ending whirlwind of scandal, allegations and near hysteria that characterised the pre-election campaign period has spilt over at a time when many would have expected post-election stillness.

In the week since the nation returned from the polls, Batswana have been thrown back on the unmerry-go-round with news of missing billions, suspected electoral fraud, simmering political tensions at the highest levels and many more.

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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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