My unpleasant encounter with security agents

An attempt to perform the avuncular duty of ensuring that a nephew was not unduly intimidated by the police ended in parental insinuations of death threats being made to GREG KELEBONYE through his parents

Only a fool takes threats lightly, especially threats of death made by members of elite units of law-enforcement agencies. These guys seem to care less that the world may be listening or watching them when they make threats, which they do with reckless abandon.  Such was my experience which, until Monday this week, I had decided to push to the back of my mind because after it happened two weeks ago, I decided it was not worth sharing with self-respecting members of the public.

However, while at the High Court on Monday, I was reminded of the unpleasant encounter in quite an arrogant manner by none other than the very person  from two weeks previously. "O ipotsa go re a ke nna. Ee ke nna. Re go emetse ko ofising.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

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...

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