My heart belongs to Africa
Friday, September 19, 2014
Fun in the cold: Journalists enjoying the beach in Grahamstown
I always believed that my heart belonged to Botswana and only Botswana, but that paradigm dissipated the day I stepped into Grahamstown, a multi-cultural town situated about 110 kilometres northeast of Port Elizabeth, a week and a half ago.
The rugged town with its distinct Victorian architecture nestled on the shoreline of the Eastern Cape with its Xhosa and Zulu-speakers, is a marvel to explore.
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...