Bright the farmer and family man
Friday, January 29, 2021
Bright
He went to school in Mahalapye and like other children back in the day, he would walk in the bushes to his parents’ fields (masimo) to take up his shepherd duties and cultivate crops during the school holidays.
He lived his life as a soldier after joining the army in 1977 and later became a footballer. In all those years, he never strayed far from his farming background.
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...