That's The Way To Go
Monday, July 07, 2008
Skelemani categorically stated that Botswana does not recognise Robert Mugabe's presidency because he ascended to the highest office in the land illegally. Botswana went further and called upon other members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) not to allow Zimbabwe to participate in the SADC meetings.
If all SADC states adopt the same stance it will force the Mugabe regime to think twice and negotiate with the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in good faith. Mugabe needs to be put under intense pressure.
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...