Botswana�s Moment of Truth
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
The coming elections in 2019 are not just business as usual as some of us have been thinking. It is becoming quite evident that they are a moment in the life of this great nation where for the first time in a long time people will have even more than one or two extremely viable choices with compelling credentials. Batswana will have even more of an opportunity to voice their preference on the kind of leadership we need as a country and the kind of people we are to become as Batswana.
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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...