Mapantsula Do It For Tshanda
Monday, January 14, 2019
PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
On Thursday,in partnership with Botswana Musicians Union and Duma fm, the Botswana Pantsula Association organised a memorable memorial service for Dan Tshanda who died a fortnight ago. Their members turned on their style for their late ‘Boss’ as he was referred to by many of them.
Dressed in their usual regalia of Dickies, khaki shirts smartly tucked in and matching Dickies loose fit khaki pants neatly pressed complete with white gloves on, while others carried their walking sticks or batons, Mapantsula came in large numbers and filled the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC) multipurpose hall.
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...