Zebras make giant strides in Durban, but where to?
Friday, June 14, 2019
The Zebras reached COSAFA Cup final PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Mpote was just three games into his Zebras reign when he touched down at the King Shaka International Airport for the COSAFA Castle Cup tournament.
At the end of the competition, he was nearly the hero, but like his predecessor, success had eluded him. Peter Butler was the first to go agonisingly close in 2016 when he lost the COSAFA Cup final 3-2 to South Africa. It was that close.
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...