Youth power Salakae to victory
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Fresh face: Salakae
The difference in ages between the two contestants for Gantsi North can be seen in the fact that Salakae was only 10 years old when Swartz was first elected into Parliament.
However, over the weekend, the 37-year-old triumphed over his more senior and formidable rival, garnering 3,999 votes against Swartz’s 3,685.
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...