Ke ngwanake: What would Thuto say?

Sunday Standard Ke ngwanake: What would Thuto say? Before I begin, I need to say something the reader should hold while moving through this final piece. I love Botswana. I love it the way you love something that has disappointed you and astonished you in equal measure. The way you love something you chose not to give up on, even when giving up would have been easier and considerably less exhausting. I love Botswana the way activists love the things they fight for; not blindly, not naïvely, but with eyes wide open, a full accounting of the failures, and a heart that is somehow, stubbornly, still intact. .ihc-locker-wrap{}There's more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it's also expensive to produce. We are reliant on subscriptions to fund our work, and while you can enjoy most of our stories for free, a small number of premium features are reserved for subscribers. You can subscribe for one week, a month or a full year - the choice is yours. Save 77% on an annual subscription. Click here to find out how. Existing subscribers can log in to keep reading here. jQuery(document).ready( function(){ jQuery('#iump_login_username').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#iump_login_password').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#ihc_login_form').on('submit', function(e){ e.preventDefault(); var u = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=log]').val(); var p = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=pwd]').val(); if (u!='' && p!=''){ jQuery('#ihc_login_form').unbind('submit').submit(); } else { ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Ke ngwanake: What would Thuto say? first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Onkokame Mosweu