The family that has found solace in plants
Friday, August 27, 2010
But for Sergeants Sonny and Leka Mbisana, a married couple who are police officers in Francistown, they must have taken a leaf from a verse by American poet, Clinton Scollard who once said, "to heal mine moods, give me God's virgin woods."
Theirs is a hectic job indeed given the fact that crime has reached phenomenal proportions these days, especially in a place like Francistown, which the Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS), Isaac Kgosi recently described as a breeding ground of criminal activities.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...