Mixed views on SONA in Francistown
Friday, November 14, 2025 | 120 Views |
Majere
In an interview, Francistown Mayor, Gaone Majere hailed the SONA as a promising step toward better schools, improved health services, and job creation. On the contrary, the city 'sleader of opposition, Thabo Nyambe, warned that the speech fell short of concrete action on long-standing promises, setting the stage for an intense local reaction.
The Francistown Mayor this was the first SONA presented by the president after a year in office, noting that the address was mainly focused on the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) manifesto.
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...