Suffer the citizens
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
In the first story, a young man with hopes of establishing a seed-producing factory embarked on a hunger strike; then walked 420 kilometres from Francistown to the Office of the President in Gaborone protesting what he sees as unfair rejection of his proposals by CEDA.
In the other one, a young Motswana in Canada has started an online petition to force the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources to resolve water issues in Rakops where villagers have long complained of smelly and unhygienic supplies.
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...