Joking with death
Monday, July 27, 2015
We are after all, just mere mortals passing through the passage called life. Usually when that moment of self introspection comes, which is often in my case, you are usually in your most vulnerable state, in the middle of some drama. Life does that, like they say life sometimes throws lemonades at you, and according to shrinks, apparently all we have to do is catch the lemons, squeeze them then turn them into lemon juice.
I know very few people who actually buy, let alone drink lemon juice. For me, lemon juice belongs in my bathroom cabinet together with face powders and mascaras.
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...