The villagers want out of Marapong administration
Friday, October 08, 2010
Just 30 kilometres from the Francistown along the Orapa Road, a green sign pointing to the right points to Makobo.
What the signboard does not tell you is that you must wind up your car window to keep the dust out as soon as you take the turn to enter Makobo. But there is no way of avoiding 'main road' because it is the most reliable one that leads also the Kgotla.
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...