Western Kgalagadi Cultural returns to lukewarm ambience
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
When the two-day festival started in 2010, it attracted multitudes of tourists and revelers in its first two years. However, in the past recent years the festival hasn’t been doing as well.
Last year, only a handful of residents seemed to be aware of the looming event. The waning popularity has raised questions as to whether it would redeem itself this year.
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...