A mafoko ao a kgaogane
Friday, September 11, 2020
Phuthego eo, e kaiwa e ne e tshwerwe ke mopalamente wa Mochudi Botlhaba Rre Mabuse Pule. Gone koo, ga bonala fa mafoko magolo a mopalamente e ne ya nna go kgothatsa morafe go ema ka diano o itshwarela ka diatla e seng go baya gore puso e tlaa ba direla tse tsotlhe; e ba direle sengwe le sengwe. A bo a setse a boletse Motswana a re, ‘Motho ga a direlwe e se nama.’ Go sale foo, a tlatse ka gore,’Phokoje go tshela yo o dithetsenyana.’A re, ‘Se itebe dinala, ema o itshwarele ka diatla botshelo bo tle bo go thamele.’ E nne nnete. O ka di bona kae o thubile kobo segole, mometso one o batla gore di tsene mo ganong, di fete, di wele kwa mpeng, wena o ntse fela? Go nne thata le tse dingwe ditiro di bo di ka nna tsa pala ka pelesa, e belesa ka mpa fa tsie yone e fofa ka moswang.
Maloba re ne ra ultwa fa a ne a fetela pele mopalamente a supa fa puso e na le mananeo a a farologanyeng a go tlhatlosa Batswana. Go ya ka polelo mananeo a Rre Pule a neng a a umaka ya nna a go thusa mo temothuong, go tsena dikole, go tlhabolola masimo, le go fefosa phetolo ya tiriso ya lefatshe. Go ntse jalo, re re, ke eo e butswe tsela, a mosepele o tswele pele botshelo e nne bone. Mme godimo ga tsele, ga twe, Rre Pule a bolela fa Tautona a ba romile go tsamaya lefatshe lotlhe ba lebogela Batswana go bo ba ne ba tlhopha ka kagiso le thokgamo. Fa, mopalamente a bo a ne a bua ka ditlhopho tsa setshaba tsa ngogola. A bo a setse a boletse Motswana a re mahura a ngwana ke go rongwa, a raya gore, ngwana o tshwanetse go rongwa, a ema, a direla batsadi. E seng gore batsadi ba nne babotlana ngwana a le teng. Nnyaa, moo e bo e se gone.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...