From humble beginnings to stardom
Friday, August 07, 2015
Neelo Oppedal
The 23-year-old burst into the entertainment scene late last year as a TV host for one of the most watched programmes on Botswana television, Pula Power.
She came as an underdog, and many people did not know her, but she quickly got a lot of attention from viewers, and became one of the favourites.
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...