Assault on marriages: hallmark of a Presidential scoundrel
They recently buried the scoundrel. Flags fluttered at half-mast. From eyes half-glazed by booze tears trickled down chubby cheeks puffed up by our stolen wealth. This, I imagine, is what took place, because I was not there. I did not attend, nor did I watch on TV. The scene was “too ghastly to contemplate”. Festus Mogae had accolades posthumously heaped on him. What I found particularly distressing was the credit he was given for battling the HIV pandemic in our country; all because he had gone to the International community with a begging bowl on our behalf and declared that AIDS was threatening to wipe us out. The International community generously responded and offered help. What Festus Mogae did not tell the International community was his role in the way the disease spread around the country. It was at a time when Government was the main employer of the common man in our country. Mogae was Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) and Head of the Civil Service. Married civil ser...