Has time for the sacrificial lamb arrived?
Friday, January 29, 2010
We are not told of what Jesus did when he was in Africa, but chances are like others before him and after, he studied under African masters. I submit that the African was a mentor, whose role was to show the lord how to conduct himself, to give him the courage to complete his mission of being a sacrificial lamb.
If current events unfolding in our country continue, and if we are very lucky, we are about to see the real essence and beauty of Section 41 of our constitution. The section provides immunity to the person who occupies the Office of President. The section allows one amongst us, who may be as corrupt as we are, to be able to assume a higher moral standing and to thereby give us an opportunity to re-invent ourselves.
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...