Response to State of the Nation Address
Friday, November 08, 2013
Saleshando
While subsequent addresses highlight the problems that were meant to be addressed by the abandoned promises, no new strategies are presented to address the challenges. The following are examples;
At paragraph 49 of his address, the President mentions the nationwide crop failure and poor grazing due to inadequate rainfall that have set the farmers back. The President seems to have forgotten about the Agricultural Insurance Scheme that he pledged to introduce in 2008 to protect farmers against risks caused by climatic variability.
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...