You Are Grown Ups, Act Like It!

The government last Thursday announced that a decision has been taken to lift the ban on the sale of alcohol, starting from Friday September 4, 2020.

The news was considered to be good for a variety of reasons, the most important being perhaps that part of our society will be able to feed their families again, and sustain their livelihoods.

Yes, there are a good number of people in our society that make a living out of selling alcohol. Bar owners use the money to pay for their children’s school fees, feed their families and meet all their necessities, while at the same time creating employment for others.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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