I Cannot Compare With Mandela, It Was Not My Effort Alone!

The Monitor newspaper’s article (The Monitor of 26th October 2015) on the Architects’ Registration Council reports correctly that I have worked hard, over the last 23 years, towards the establishment, in Botswana, of a statutory body to regulate the architectural profession.

However, I would like to correct the misrepresentation of fact and what I consider inappropriate and potentially misleading;

It is inappropriate to compare me in any form to the great person and stature of Mandela;

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Child protection needs more than prevailing laws

The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...

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