! I always say this; that the one thing that sets us apart from other nations is that we are a lively hyper lot. Perhaps it’s too much boredom. So last week, after a short stay in hospital, our second President passed on. A pleasant gentleman by all accounts, our late second President Sir Ketumile Masire was an honourable man and a highly respected and acclaimed African statesman. Books will be written about him in future, his distinguished life and service to this nation will one day be documented for future generations.
His story must be told. I count myself as fortunate to have grown up in an era of his presidency and even though I quite can’t recall most things (for the most part), like the day when his official aircraft allegedly got shot over Angolan skies, his legacy is not in doubt. Kanye’s most famous export was put to rest a week ago and unfortunately, what should have been a week of dignified mourning period nearly turned into something else. When such things happen, you realise that drama as a subject should’ve been long introduced in our primary school curriculum. There’s too much unearthed talent.
