Black Gypsy trades in accounting degree for verses
Friday, August 01, 2014
Black Gypsy
Mosekima vows she wants to be the Maya Angelou of Botswana and sees going back to accounting as something that will choke her dream of emulating the late African-American author, poet, dancer, singer and actress.
While she may not have all the skills Angelou possessed throughout her colourful life, Mosekima definitely showed her poetic prowess during the 2014 Africa Youth Games in Gaborone.
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...