In his reply to responses by members of political parties to his state of the nation address President Jacob Zuma made it pertinently clear that whether people like or not they cannot change history.
This he said when some people, some even from among members of his party, took issue with his reference to the contributions made by former Presidents PW Botha and FW de Klerk to the present day democracy.
The same should apply to Setumo Stone in so far as he refers to the prosperity of the erstwhile Bophuthatswana as a myth (see article). Whatever views he holds, Bophuthatswana was the best even compared to the present day.
As citizens of this new democratic country, we have rights as enshrined in the constitution to freedom of speech. No one is going to be muffled by Stone.
That even a judge of the High Court went on to state that during Kgosi Mangope's tenure in Bophuthatswana women and girls could walk at night in the streets unescorted without any fear is proof that there was law and order in that country - something all sensible people yearn for nowadays. They can, therefore not be faulted for hankering for those good old days.
It is not surprising that the current government is bringing back the police force to protect life and property