Botswana: Choice and Opportunity

The ingredients which made Sandy Grant’s unconventional career are obvious, a feel for history and local history in particular, a regard for historic buildings, an enjoyment of teaching and education, a concern for others and a rare affection for Mochudi, as it used to be. Grant adds authenticity and value to his account by using at-the-time correspondence

The beginning came at the end of 1963 with his arrival in Mochudi from the UK to set up a combined community centre and refugee transit centre at the behest of Martin Ennals, later to be a notable secretary general of Amnesty International. The arrival proved to be the start of a 45-year working partnership with Mochudi’s young Kgosi Linchwe II.