Quiet morning at the dam as last body is found
Monday, August 20, 2012
On this Sunday morning, the place looks deserted with only a few people on site. This is a different picture altogether from what it has been for the last 13 days. The same atmosphere replays itself at the main entrance as there are only two security guards when yours truly arrives at around 8.50am for the normal morning press briefings scheduled for 9am.
After a short wait, WUC and police cars arrive at the gate and proceed to the site where the search team has camped. The head of the search party, Naledi Police Station commander, King Tshebo, arrives later and instructs that the press follow him to the campsite.
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...