Corruption can take us to Zim
Monday, May 13, 2013
While I was still trying to recollect myself and ask what was happening two lanky Special Constables then came in hot pursuit breathing heavily like greyhounds gaining in on a rabbit. Then my brother's girlfriend started to speak with an excited voice "Ba lelekile mosadi wa LeZimbabwe, hey basadi ba Ma Zimbabwe bana le lebelo, o bone gore o tudile terata e kahe?"
Meanwhile the two young Special Constables were gazing at the thick bush the lady had disappeared into, too shocked to speak and wondering how such a chubby lady showed them a clean pair of heels. I then found my voice and with a trembling voice I asked "O tlhaga ha kae, o dirile eng?" The two Special Constables were still too astonished to speak and to their rescue my brother's girlfriend answered, "O ne a loga ngwanyana wa next door, go raya gore ga ana dipampiri".
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...