Mandela�s legacy lives on
Friday, November 07, 2014
Messages outside Mandela's Houghton House
When tourists visit Johannesburg, a trip to Mandela’s Houghton home is among the ‘top places’ to on the tour as recommended by Gauteng Tourism.
Tourists worldwide frequently visit the Houghton residence and take pictures while there. Just in the front of the house there are messages written on pebble stones of all colours from white, red, blue, yellow and pink bidding Mandela farewell.
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...