Can Botswana soothe Paris� pain?
Friday, November 27, 2015
Paris is known as the city of ‘love and lights’. The former comes from Paris’ reputation as a magnet for the lovestruck while the latter comes from its fame as a centre of bright ideas and education.
Romance or bright ideas, however, are the last thing on Parisians’ minds, as they emerge from the worst terror attacks in their history, with the city, country and region frozen in shock at the brazen and callous nature of the assault.
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...