Time to stop unscrupulous politicians
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
This is the time our homes will be invaded by politicians with bags full of tricks to hoodwink the gullible masses to cast votes in their favour. Populist politicians will be posing for television cameras and photo shots kissing babies with the ruling party legislators expected to donate cheap items to the marginalised. Most of these donations will be from companies doing business with the government.
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...