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BIG WEEKEND 03/09/10

BIG WEEKEND 03/09/10

Sep. 3 | MR OUNAH RATEBY MR OUNAH RATEBY Traditional gospel music is here to stay. Nothing will shake it. Nothing will kill it. It all sounds the same, no one can deny its huge share of the market, especially to Christians who simply want to hear words and songs...

THAT DRESS!

THAT DRESS!

Sep. 3 | Small waist, fl at tummy and toned upper body are what works with this kind of style Growing up as a tomboy, there was one point in my life when I did not own a single dress, other than a school uniform. I even recall choosing to wear this uniform at...

LEGEND OF OUR TIMES

LEGEND OF OUR TIMES

Sep. 3 | THE ICON SINGS ON…. AFRICA'S CELEBRATED MUSICIAN:MADLINGOSI Celebrated South African artist Ringo Madlingozi has been a household in this country since he hit the limelight with the hit song “Sondela” from his second album “Sondelani”....

CHILLIN’OUT 03/09/10

CHILLIN’OUT 03/09/10

Sep. 3 | RAMCO INVADES KGANKA’S HOUSE ERIC & KGANKGA The music empire of Eric Ramco seem not to be doing well in the market. It has been quite a while since Ramco records released a money spinning album and it is no wonder that some of the label’s...

PREZ DUMS IN THE HOUSE

PREZ DUMS IN THE HOUSE

Aug. 27 | POLITICIAN AT HEART: Saleshando Captaining peace ship in turbulent political times Truth be told, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) seems to be the only party in the country which seems to be running smoothly or at least appears to be. The party is...

CHILLIN’OUT 27/08/10

CHILLIN’OUT 27/08/10

Aug. 27 | NTUANE KGATHI CHICKENS OUT Bobirwa MP and Minister of Youth Sports and Culture Shaw Kgathi is one of the few BDP members who were quoted in the press last week claiming that his party is still going to harm the break away party BMD. Kgathi was speaking...

BIGWEEKEND 27/08/10

BIGWEEKEND 27/08/10

Aug. 27 | ANDREW SESINYI RADIO AND MUSIC Monnamogolo is a life slave for radio and music as my dad introduced me to both 40 years ago, before I even started school. The music of Ratsie Setlhako, Jim Reeves still resonates in my ears like it was yesterday. The...

CHILLIN’OUT 20/08/10

CHILLIN’OUT 20/08/10

Aug. 20 | BALOONED MAXY BULGING MAXY Yours Truly could not help but wonder what the queen of sands Maxy Sedumedi is up to with her weight. When she released her gospel album ‘Ee ke dumetse’ she once hinted that she was weight loss mission and I have...

MUSIC & SEXY CABARET

MUSIC & SEXY CABARET

Aug. 20 | Yvonne Chaka Chaka in a raw silk dress that suits her body and age The past weekend comes into mind as one of the few weekends that I spent right here at home with no regrets. My blissful weekend started off with a dinner concert on Friday, where the...

HERE COMES MABIJO

HERE COMES MABIJO

Aug. 20 | The character, the cartoon and the celeb! BIJOS For 21 years Botswana’s very own cartoon character Mabijo has been entertaining masses or his followers who cut across the wide spectrum of society. And like wine he has grown better with age as he can...

BIGWEEKEND 20/08/10

BIGWEEKEND 20/08/10

Aug. 20 | MA ACTIVATORS JIVE MA ACTIVATORS Gatwe leina serome – Ma Activators are just that, activators! Their eight track album Number-Number Tsuka Jive produced by Kitso Mauchaza aka Knocks and Phatsimo P.P @ pplinks and nice-cut production studios is a journey...

CHILLIN’OUT 13/08/10

CHILLIN’OUT 13/08/10

Aug. 13 | MOKAILA’S SUCKER PUNCH Mokaila I never thought the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Kitso Mokaila had such a sense of humour. I mean for a guy who was recently accused of wasting tax payers’ money on furniture, one would have...

MAN OF HONOUR

MAN OF HONOUR

Aug. 13 | CHRIS, THE MOUTH THAT SPEAKS FOR THE COPS MBULAWA Not a week passes by without the Botswana Police Services speaking to the nation through the media and there is one voice, which has become synonymous with all this. This is the voice of the police spokesman,...

WEEKEND OF  JAZZ

WEEKEND OF JAZZ

Aug. 13 | Women of Jazz in their sizzling stage costume I love invites to good parties! So when I got an invite to attend Women of Jazz’s Charity dinner for Childline on Thursday, August 5 at Gaborone Golf Club, more than anything I looked forward to these four...

BIG WEEKEND 13/08/10

BIG WEEKEND 13/08/10

Aug. 13 | ZEUS ON BOTSWANA MUSIC ZEUS Monnamogolo saw the following comment about Botswana music by Zeus on his Facebook page and thought all musicians who read this column should see it. “I think its all about quality, no offence to anybody but some of our local...

BIGWEEKEND 06/08/10

BIGWEEKEND 06/08/10

Aug. 6 | SAMMI N HANNINGTON EVICTED? SAMMI This is going to be the most anti-climatic Big Brother show of all time. Big Brother has lost the plot. How on earth are the producers of the show expecting the voting public to vote to evict housemates, spending their...

MIXING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE

MIXING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE

Aug. 6 | Branding companies, entertaining masses OP When you talk of entertainment, events management and advertising in Botswana, there is no way you can avoid mentioning OP design and WeSSide Entertainment as these have become household names in their respective...

CHILLIN’OUT 06/08/10

CHILLIN’OUT 06/08/10

Aug. 6 | PP FIRED? PP Controversial gossipmonger, Gilbert PP Seagile of the popular Montsamaisa Bosigo programme on Yarona FM has disappeared. Fans of the controversial show asked Yours Truly to find out what could be happening at the youthful radio station.Programmes...

BLOOMING DAY

BLOOMING DAY

Aug. 6 | The tu-tu apple tights gal, one of my favourites Over 50 000 people rolled up in their costumes to this year’s Vodacom Durban July, on Saturday 31st. Never to be left behind, fashionistas have for the past 114 years of Africa’s largest gathering...

OUR GIRL, THEIR QUEEN

OUR GIRL, THEIR QUEEN

Jul. 30 | The beauty of all worlds MELINDA Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, will be held at the Mandalay_Bay_Events_Center in the  Mandalay_Bay_Resort_and_Casino Las Vegas Miss Universe 2009,Stefanía Fernández from Venezuela will crown her...