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Throughout the Masisi-Khama rivalry, the uncles had remained quiet. Customarily, Khama must first approach his uncles whenever he has problems. They are regarded as his main advisors and their role is to guide the kgosi throughout his reign. They are...

If one takes the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP) map and points right at the middle of it, that is the general location of Matopi Campsites. It is one of the remotest campsites in the country. It is literally in the middle of nowhere.There is not...

Just after Malotwane before Mosaditshwene in the early hours of Sunday, Bakgatla are deep and lost in their tradition: the annual Christmas Dikhwaere, the choral festivals that go through the night and day. I make a mental note that one day I should...

The idea of writing a feature article about some snip tailed male lion came into my mind in December 2020. Although it was mainly an excuse for me to travel, I believed it was going to be an important story that should change the local tourists’...

Last Sunday afternoon, many people in the town watched with nostalgic admiration and hope, as smoke rose out of the BCL Mine area. The smoke could be seen over 20km away from Phikwe. The black smoke spewed from the mine’s tailings dump fused with a...

The drinking holes are the heartbeat of the town’s social lifestyle. It is there that one can hear stories about the state of life and times of any town. On a rainy Sunday night, the Mmegi news crew barhopped through the nightclubs and speakeasies...

This was after an ambiguous judgement left both the defence and prosecution lawyers arguing outside the court over what the court decision meant for Kgosi’s prospects of freedom. Amid the confusion, Kgosi left the court premises before the security...

The reactions of Teko and Tebo Thokweng, twin brothers from Sebina ward in Serowe could sum up President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s highly charged meeting in Serowe on Tuesday. Both are Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) activists, but at the Serowe Kgotla,...

Before the world changed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most loved and fashionable vehicle was the ‘Vrr Phaa’. The name, which came from South African townships, refers to modern sports cars that make a semi explosive sound when...

A police BMW with sirens blowing, speeding through Maratadiba Road made a sharp violent right turn after the Village Magistrate’s Court. The car then swiftly moved to block traffic on Maratadiba. Seconds later, four more sportscars with sirens and...

Early morning at Harvey’s Pan, on the northern side of Savuti River, Sekoti is sleeping like the ‘man of the house’. Relaxed and at home on the territory which is known to belong to his elder brothers, he is in a Kappa position, back-to-back...

Fifty-five years into Independence, the 16-year-old Three Dikgosi Monument in Gaborone is undoubtedly ‘the’ national monument. The 5.4-metre statue of Khama III of the Bangwato, Sebele I of the Bakwena, and Bathoen I of the Bangwaketse at the CBD...

The glorious days when Gobe Matenge and the 1976 10th Anniversary Independence Celebrations Unit (TACU), transformed what was considered deplorable social and professional attitudes of Batswana into positive and desirable behaviours, is all gone.It...

After dispersing the crowd gathered in front of the Broadhurst Police Station, the police officers with their sjamboks made some clumsy targeted arrests of the people who were loudly disapproving Rev Thuso Tiego's arrest.

Recently, local musicians have been getting a little adventurous with their protests. Just a few years ago before he quit music for swimming, DT – former Lords of the Ghetto member – staged a one-man protest walk through Queens Road in Gaborone...