Blogging African stories
Friday, February 16, 2018
Through her blog Motsamai has managed to travel to countries such as China and France
Local lass, Mmabatho Motsamai has taken advantage of the Internet to come up with a blog titled The Afrolutionist and it tells the story of Africa. Blogging has not been an easy walk in the park ever since its inception and many have quit along the way after encountering challenges such as lack of income and poor followership.
For Motsamai, who is in her mid-20s, it has since become her nine-to-five job for the past four years and as a result her blog is being recognised internationally.
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...