The earthquake: Through the eyes of MoiCity residents
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Life here is slow and boring. However, the earthquake has delivered a topic that has had everyone talking in the village, as it did across the country.
At a local drinking whole, where traditional brew is served in empty mayonnaise bottles, the mood is high as everybody discusses how they survived the first earthquake in 60 years.
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...