Black Mambazo Show Worth The Agonising Wait
Monday, June 03, 2019
Ladysmith Black Mambazo. PIC. PHATSIMO KAPENG
The event, which was scheduled to start at 7pm at the University of Botswana Indoor Sports Centre ended up starting a few minutes before midnight.
Attendees who came in satisfying numbers to see the South African choral male group had to wait for two hours outside before they could be allowed to enter the venue. People had to sit there impatiently while the sound was being fixed and there was no communication or update from the event organisers.
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...