They kill passion
Monday, August 04, 2014
Now, Rre Mogae was neither an ordinary nor uptight President (not to say that we have ever had any uptight president) . He was known for calling a spade a spade and not a big spoon, as most of us would prefer to call it.
That was at a time when such killings were being committed at an all time high. Almost every week there were chilling stories of people (mostly males), bludgeoning and hacking their lovers to death, all in the name of ‘love’. The stupid things people do for love.
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...