On the road with Uncle John and Ausi Sonti to bury Ray Phiri( Pt1)

Ray Phiri performing in Gaborone in 2015 at the Hamptons Jazz Festival PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Ray Phiri performing in Gaborone in 2015 at the Hamptons Jazz Festival PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

On the road with Uncle John and Ausi Sonti to bury Ray Phiri( Pt1)

12 July 

Ray Phiri is dead. A flurry of activity follows this Wednesday  morning as radio and television stations swing into action with tributes flooding in after what is a completely unforeseen demise.

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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