Voices on the streets

Boitshwarelo Ntwakgolo PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Boitshwarelo Ntwakgolo PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Mmegi photojournalist, PHATSIMO KAPENG, hit the streets this week to gauge people’s opinions on the state of the economy. Many are deeply depressed. He samples a few of the responses

Mpho Kebosietswe, 22 All I can say is that the situation is deteriorating further because there are no jobs and people are still losing their jobs. Government efforts are not visible in alleviating Batswana from this crisis.

If I remember correctly, during the 2019 elections government promised to create employment for Batswana but I am not seeing anything to suggest that being the case.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

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...

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