The poetic comrade
Friday, May 06, 2016
After reading this piece by poet Gomolemo Motsamai one would think the spoken word artist is much older that his 21-years of age due to the hard-hitting content executed in his poetry.
The University of Botswana law student is well-known for his militant poetic style that carries liberation struggle messages.
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...