The city I never liked
Friday, August 17, 2012
As the proceedings went at the University of Botswana (UB) last week Saturday, from the poor attendance one could conclude that maybe most of the people in this city do not have much to celebrate about it.
I had the same feeling for the first years of my stay here. I was not attracted to any fancy things or the "city life".
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...