Needing a great deal more public attention
Monday, August 24, 2015
With similar justification, he might also have lamented that a similar absence of debate and sensible critical comment followed the publication both of Ray Molomo’s book on the ins and outs of the National Assembly, and
General Merafhe’s autobiography, if such it was. The one book which did achieve an unusual degree of publicity was Margaret Nasha’s revelations, also on the National Assembly but with a bit more thrown in – but publicity is not the same as debate and serious comment.
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...