'A scam-free 2009?'
Friday, October 02, 2020
Mmegi reproduces the article to demonstrate how enduring these scams are and the need for greater alertness
Last week I appealed for consumers to display more skepticism in 2009. I begged us all to be more critical, not to believe something just because a flashy salesman says it’s so and to not to fall for the sort of scams that hit so many of us in 2008.
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...