Letter to Peter Butler
Friday, September 18, 2015
I suppose I chickened out because I did not have all the facts or put in another way, had only one side of the story and needed to touch base with the other side.
Peter, after your visit to Francistown I think you have been uplifted spiritually and very much encouraged. The win against Burkina Faso, which was not expected and came after a long dry spell, definitely eased pressure on you and gave you a bit of confidence. I therefore want to ask, what did you take back home to Gaborone as a lesson?
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...