Botswana should send BDF to South
Friday, January 31, 2014
Following the sudden turn of events in South Sudan, which seems to have taken the world by surprise, I am of the view that involvement by Botswana in the UN-mandated Peace Support Operation (PSO) is necessary.
I believe that engagement in South Sudan will be in line with nurturing the interests and aspirations of the country. National interests are a country's goals and ambitions whether economic, military, or cultural.
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...