When Africa came to town
Friday, June 13, 2014
You would be giddy with anticipation and restlessness, barely able to contain yourself until the guests arrived.
Those are the same feelings that washed over many of us as the long awaited opening ceremony of the much anticipated African Youth Games finally began.
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...