Batswana women writers making a mark
Friday, January 25, 2008
The trio, who are close friends, are in the process of jointly writing an anthology of short stories for children.
The 44-year-old American-born Kubuitsile came to Botswana in 1989 as a Peace Corp and three years later got married to a Motswana, so she decided to stay in the country. Her first book "Uganda", which is non-fiction, was published in the United States of America (US) in 2005. Kubuitsile's detective book "Fatal Payout" was published by Macmillan Botswana in the same year.
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...