Storm disrupts Splash at Ntuane�s final rally
Monday, October 27, 2014
Dan Tshanda
The crowd had waited in anticipation for Dan Tshanda and his band, after a series of performances by local groups earlier. However, just when the band was preparing the sound, aggressive blew in from the west, filled the space with red sand. The people there were forced to run for cover but just when the powerful wind stopped, the rain poured down.
With the instruments soaked in water and the stage in a mess, Tshanda announced that he was forced to use a CD.
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...