Gangs terrorise Moshupa Senior School
Friday, September 23, 2016
Tloks's mother Julia Mokalake PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Late last year, government took the initiative to sponsor the notorious gang members to a rehabilitation trip to the Okavango were each were to pocket close to P700. According to the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng, this was government’s contribution of rehabilitating the gang members so they could “refocus”.
The success of this initiative was put to a test this past week at Moshupa Senior Secondary School. When the Mmegi team visited the school this week, most Moshupa senior school students had not turned up for class following a bloody fight amongst gang members Monday morning.
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...