Meet the budding author of Behind the Scenes No More - Samantha Matlhagela who embodies all these virtues. In a non-fiction inspirational book that has come out of the press plates this week, the daughter of Modise and Victoria Maphanyane has...
I shared with Makgothi at least two characteristics; we were smitten by spinsters of Rhodesian descent, whom we later married. Rhodesia was flowing with the proverbial milk and honey then. Secondly, we once owned Peugeot sedans and are currently on...
This questionable decision has happened despite approval for such trade by the UN international wild trade-regulating agency, CITES, and despite the help it would give to wildlife conservation, the jobs it would create, and the socio-economic...
Apart from incidents of massive natural disasters and wars that result in displacement of communities, languages do not normally suffer sudden death. This is often a long process. For us, it has already started with some children no longer learning...
The purpose was to share ideas and consider what could be some high-impact activities leading to the celebrations of this historical event after the current State of Emergency. The name Jerry Serero cropped up. We will revisit the reason for the...
Mmegi: Please tell us about your upbringing in Tonota. Ditsapelo Mpotokwane-McFarland (DM-M): My childhood in Tonota was as simple and happy as could be. I was raised by my grandmother as our parents were employees at the Jubilee Hospital in...
Nowhere in recent memory has an educated, mid-life preacher boldly poked anti-polygamy proponents in the manner he has done, in the process sparking a raging debate that does not promise to die soon. For the debate on polygamy is not an easy one....
Whether it is the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Ebola, or the global financial crisis, civil society groups have been there, advocating for civil rights, advancing the cause for indigenous and marginalised groups, or demanding action on gender-based violence...
My phone had been on silent, as I usually have it so in order not to be awoken in the middle of the night whilst enjoying my deep slumber mostly by cantankerous clients running away from police whilst under the influence. When I saw the missed...
While there are so many bodies that have been set up to regulate their professions, I wish to take this opportunity to applaud BICA for the stellar job they have been doing over the years in advocating for the Accounting profession. The objective of...
This followed an article published in the Weekend Post newspaper of September 26, 2020. The said article focused on statements attributed to some UDC members of Parliament calling for the democratization of the UDC. Subsequently, Moeti Mohwasa...
Her life was a quintessential cause for celebration, for a life well lived, of total dedication to the cause of justice, in particular, gender justice. In penning these tributes my abiding hope is that we, the servants of the law, and indeed...
Is English a prestigious language? Is Setswana worthless and inferior? We have a beautiful language that rivals any in the excelling beauty of its idioms, character and complexion. Think about phrases such as; Tlhotsa pele ga se e swa pele, Gatwe go...
These dynamics can be health-related pandemics like COVID-19, environment and climate related disasters like floods, political and civil unrest as well as the needs of the inhabitants in their everyday lives. The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2019, is...
Not a sole proprietorship. At its optimal glow, it has no room for unsavoury self-serving habits. All narcissistic bullies determined to push their selfish interests have learnt this the harshest way. A good number of them have bitten the dust, be...
Mmegi reproduces the article to demonstrate how enduring these scams are and the need for greater alertness Last week I appealed for consumers to display more skepticism in 2009. I begged us all to be more critical, not to believe something just...
Kabelo Ramaselwana, CEO of TransUnion Botswana said cybercriminals were exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as a screen for their activities, sending emails and text messages from seemingly legitimate organisations with information about COVID-19. Once...
My review follows closely on the tracks of another review by Fred Morton in the Mmegi of September 4, 2020. Morton’s review dealt with the surface thematic issues of the publication and opens space for me to engage more with issues germane that the...
It left my brother, Mike (his former client) heart-broken. I was similarly deeply saddened. He impacted on our lives in different ways. Mike wrote me soon after he learnt of his passing, in his typical effortless prose: “My intimates are falling...
Her message was brief: “Rrangwane, Rakgadi Serara Selelo-Mogwe is no more”. My heart froze momentarily. Professor Mogwe is first and foremost my cousin. The blood that ran through her is the same blood that runs through me. She called my father...
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