Let love lead
Friday, January 13, 2017
If you are into history ,then A United Kingdom might just be the energiser for your old-school taste buds. This film caused a stir when it first hit the screens two months back in October 2016 at New Capitol cinemas to a selected few that included President Ian Khama.
It caused frenzy with expensive P1,000 single premiere ticket sales that swung the weight to the brim as more enthusiasts began to eagerly queue up for the December premiere with raging anticipation. Finally the show is here, and in this story love breaking all barriers becomes the focal area of attention. Events begin to unfold because of this catalyst Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana, causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s at the time when colonisation was still dominant in Africa.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...