Woes of a forgotten citizenry: 57 years later
Friday, September 29, 2023 | 350 Views |
Early days: Batswana have come far from their agrarian roots. This was Serowe in1934 PIC: WIKIMEDIA.COM
As the curtain falls on September, many are always taken aback at what the “underdog” has turned into. For those who were alive on the day 57 years ago, many still fail to reconcile what they see in the present with the bleak yesteryears of Botswana at its formation.
The failure of course being the stranglehold on the imagination of trying to reconcile what was, with what is.
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...