Mmadinare identity crisis
Friday, June 24, 2011
The title of the article portrays a "Sengwato mentality" which is centred on power, subjugation and control. The article further portrays Kgosi Seeletso's narrow view of events.
It was unfortunate for him to lace his knowledge deficit of Mmadinare with half-truths. Such misinformation and arrogance cannot go unchallenged. We urge the reader to conceptualise the whole saga as a move to unravel an identity crisis for a people under siege. Mmadinare has been invaded and its core values have been or are being dismantled with impunity. Mmadinare traditional governance structure was based on four pillars or wards by the names of Kelele, Seboo, Manga and Matabi. The indigenous Dikgosi of these four wards are the rightful rulers of Mmadinare. Of late, the four wards are side-lined, gagged and made objects of ridicule.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...