Sehurutshe Heritage At National Culture Day
Monday, May 23, 2016
Bahurutshe women demostrating traditional way of life at the National Culture Day PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Manuana, with its rich heritage, proved to be a perfect venue for Botswana’s Culture Day on its 50th year of independence. It was at Manyana where the fateful battle that gave birth to Botswana was fought.
The infamous Battle of Dimawe in 1852, when Kgosi Sechele I stood defiant against the boers, was just five kilometres from the venue of the culture day.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...