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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Researchers at the University of Botswana, powered by a P250,000 grant, have been granted a permit and are now inviting HIV positive candidates to come forward for testing of Malebo’s creation.
As exciting as the latest developments are, they are also an uncomfortable reminder of the state of local research and development, particularly in the area of indigenous or traditional knowledge.
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...