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Friday, August 28, 2020
Gcwihaba caves PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Many have asked me about the highlight of the expedition and I have battled to come up with just one. I could say it is driving on the Kgalagadi red sand dunes.
The detour that Yours Truly and his travelling party reluctantly took from Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park’s (KTP) Two Rivers gate to the village of Khawa after the COVID-19 roadblock at Nossop Gate, was a blessing in disguise.
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...