Taphephobia, the fear of being buried alive
Friday, January 14, 2011
You can hear every word the people say and as they sob around your 'deathbed' you want to scream, "I am alive!".
The doctor comes through and you hear him or her pronouncing you dead. You are taken to the nearest morgue and put on a cold slab. You try to lift your hand or scream to the morgue attendants but nothing happens. You stay in the morgue for a few days before transported to your 'final' resting place.
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...