Curtain falls on sports extravaganza
Monday, June 02, 2014
The occasion was spiced by a parade of volunteers who formed a human wall around the football pitch and a performance by a local group Team Distance.
There was a parade of flags of all the participating countries and placards bearing their names. Like the opening ceremony, some of the teams paraded in their national colours while others were in sports gear.
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...