A nameless village in Tswapong
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
This verdict was a source of happiness and regarded as a hard won victory by a group of people in the village, who have had a long running battle with the Bammangwato Tribal Authority, Central District Council and the Central Government. Other residents were caught by surprise, they were devastated and felt completely hard done, mainly because they were never made part of this long running feud, which was fought in the High Court.
They sensed that there is a grand plan orchestrated by residents who originate from one of the four co-founding villages which were merged, to form the "Current Village", to use their numerical power and impose their will on other residents, and eventually to take over control of the whole Village, hence their quick action to oppose the election method, through the same High Court.
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...