The Phika Is Real - Dept Of Wildlife
Monday, September 01, 2008
Various Botswana cultures are littered with myths about this creature. Amongst the locals, phika is simply explained as that mysterious, all powerful snake with magical powers. It is associated with spiritual beings, and generally all Batswana concur that the phika is untouchable and mysterious.
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...