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.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...