Hunt For Kerekang's Missing Head Still On
Monday, January 14, 2019
Elizabeth Bonolo Kerekang
On July 30, 2018 in Block 3, Gaborone Kerekang’s boyfriend, Simon Badisa Kgowe allegedly murdered her, cut off her head and cast aside her body at Maratanang ward in Tlokweng.
Theories were abound amongst law enforcement officers, the media and the public as to where her head could possibly be and what really transpired on that fateful day. However, to date, the police are still to locate Kerekang’s missing head.
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...