The real reason for the protectorate
Friday, January 30, 2015
A close analysis of the past will show that the establishment of the protectorate was only adopted to protect the British trade interests.
As history has taught many of us, the Whites’ main interest was the route to the north, which facilitated a lucrative trade with the northern states.
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...