Rise of the giants
Friday, August 21, 2015
From decades ago when the 11-storey Orapa House towered over the city, the perfect set of factors are combining to encourage the development of skyscrapers in the city.
The iconic Onion Tower, a once much revered landmark and the stuff of urban legends for rural children, has long retreated under the shadows of towering structures and is now a reminder of the city’s humble beginnings.
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...