Villages still waiting for police stations
Monday, April 04, 2011
The promises were made when Festus Mogae was still president. Marapong headman of record, Bakani Mampori said criminals strike because they are aware that the police station is in Francistown."We need a police station here. Not a month passes by without reports of stolen livestock."
He added that Marapong is a rapidly growing village with no streetlights and people are frequently beaten and robbed. "Even police cannot patrol in the dark because they will be attacked especially women because they have no means of defending themselves," he added.
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...