Mmegi

Mixed views ahead of gloomy Boipuso

Serameng PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Serameng PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Following revelations that the government is too broke to spend on Botswana’s 59th Independence Day celebrations, Mmegi Correspondent ITUMELENG SUPING and Photojournalist KENNEDY RAMOKONE gathered views from Batswana as they embark on a solemn September 30 holiday for the first time in the nation’s history, going without festivities

Theo Marumola

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

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...

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