Ode To Days Gone By
Monday, June 30, 2014
Gone are those days when the moonshine meant a lot to the sons of the soil, there were many interpretations attached to the light, the heat from the sun,followed by corocodiles and hippos basking in the sun because it was a sign the rain was coming.
From the North and from the South, the steam engines numbers 39, 45 and 52 were heard pushing and manoeuvring through the thick forests of Kalahari, like snakes from the thick forests we could hear the hisses and feel the aroma from the lakes of Kasane,the breeze from the Chobe river.
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...