The stand-off over Ramatea must end
Thursday, September 01, 2011
This is because the feud has put the future of staff and up to 339 students at the institution at risk.
At the end of last month, nobody knew what was going to happen to the students and staff if the government and the church did not agree.
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...