Limko graduates 2,322
Friday, August 30, 2019
Limkokwing University 2019 graduation
Tertiary education minister, Thapelo Olopeng congratulated the Class of 2019 for ‘making it in life’. He explained: “I deliberately make reference to ‘making it in life’ because graduating from an institution of higher learning culminates from the realisation that someone had a dream that they achieved through hard work and perseverance.
Three years ago, most of you entered the gates of this institution, without anything to your names, but dreams to change your lives. Today, there is light on what you want to become. There is a lot of work to do from here, and the journey of a thousand miles has just begun”. Olopeng called on the graduates to sustain the energy of the fire that has been kindled inside them.
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...