A year of Sisinomics: Is this what the doctor ordered?
Friday, March 29, 2019
Masisi PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
It would be fair to say President Mokgweetsi Masisi has put greater deliberate focus in lifting the economy in his first year in office than his predecessors did in theirs, and for a good reason.
From the heady heydays of rapid economic expansion enjoyed by Messrs Seretse, Masire, Mogae and to a lesser extent, Khama, the economy had significantly plateaued by the time Masisi stood next to then Chief Justice, Maruping Dibotelo and repeated the oath of office last April.
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...