The Mahalapye boy with a typewriter
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Boko during his heydays
Growing up in a rural village where toys, television sets, and a family vehicle were a luxury that could engender envy among neighbours, owning such could catapult one to celebrity status. It was even a huge achievement if such a toy was a typewriter.
When he was growing up in the Xhosa One Ward in Mahalapye, Duma Boko was this boy. He was so brilliant, knowledgeable, and most importantly confident in whatever he set out to do.
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...