Bulela Ditswe's Messy Affair
Monday, August 27, 2018
Keletso Rakhudu
“Otherwise, the situation in our Bulela Ditswe, messed as it is with so many issues to deal with, O kare re kwa ga mma pereko (It’s like a messy affair),” Rakhudu had described to a quiet hall, one could have heard a feather hit the floor.
Realising that he may have used a derogatory word to describe his party and its system, he apologised in the wee hours of Sunday, when the damage was already done.
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...