Sebina junction: a contrasting place of hope and despair
Monday, April 11, 2011
But for an ordinary traveller, the junction is a convenient hiking spot linking Sebina village, which lies about 9km north of the popular intersection, with a motley of other places.
The intersection is also a gateway to the tourism destinations of Maun, Kasane and the popular Okavango Delta to the West. To the East, the junction links the traveller to the cities of Francistown, Gaborone and other towns and major villages. To the north are Sebina, Nshakazhogwe, Tutume, Masunga, Marobela and many other places of interest. The Sebina junction helps connect villages around it too.
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...