Aunt's small gift a designer's breakthrough
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Letshwiti’s love for arts and crafts began in childhood. "My mother has a huge library of books from her Bibles and songbooks to anthologies. I recited every poem and studied till I could atleast comprehend most of them. In a way I interweaved poetry and apparel designing as a way of expressing myself," she says.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...