Merafhe's last words
Friday, April 03, 2015
Merafhe
The General: In the Service of My Country: an autobiography of the late Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe was launched yesterday at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC), in the presence of legislatures, former policy makers as well as business people. The 204 paged book chronicles the life of the statesman who served in the civil service for 52 years.
Below is a compilation of intriguing and thought provoking issues Merafhe addresses;
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...