BDF is slowly losing its valuable history
Friday, July 15, 2016
I had earlier interviewed the officer just a few weeks before his death and one thing we were both agreeing on was that military knowledge in this country was slowly getting lost.
Phethu was a pioneering officer in armour. He was so favoured and rose very fast to the position of Commanding Officer and retired having made a mark in the industry.
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...