New Seretse documentary released
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Produced and directed by filmmaker Billy Kokorwe, the 60-minute film carries a stellar cast. It includes Sir Seretse Khama‘s friend and former British cabinet minister, Tony Benn, who led the campaign to end the exile of the couple from then Bechuanaland.
He raised the issue in the House of Commons and mobilised support from the British public.
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...