Home » Columns
Columns
Taking it Easy
Sep. 3 | playing acoustic guitar For the past two weeks I’ve been roughing it on the beaches of southern Mozambique far from DSTV, the internet, Mascom and all the other conveniences of home. It’s been tough, but hey, my daughters are on school break and...
CONDOMS IN SCHOOLS?
Sep. 3 | FLAVOUR:Assorted condoms I know this issue has been discussed many times and some of you guys might even be tired of it, but hey, it is worth talking about and can never be an exhausted issue. You know I never really used to give much attention to this...
NOT SO CHEAP!
Sep. 3 | Cheap is not so cheap What is cheap, really? Cheap is relative and subjective. However, I am of the opinion that Cheap is very expensive. Every time I see I sign that says cheap, I always wonder at what expense or whose expense. Most of the time,...
Writers Using Trade Fairs for Marketing
Sep. 3 | Book Fair So many writers want to make a living at their craft but put their nose up at marketing, implying that artists don’t have to market themselves. That’s fine if those same artists want to continue living under the poverty line. But if you...
It’s a wrap, I am done
Aug. 27 | HELPING THE NEEDY: Boss lady, Beata, and I at Gamodubu Hmm! I thought this will be easy, but it is not. How do you easily bid farewell to friends and family, and not feel one inch guilty about it? Or sad? Or…? Yah! That’s it. I am outa here. It’s...
Religious belief is a personal choice
Aug. 27 | Tshepo Sepora We know that when you are young you follow everything that your parents want you to follow. You do what they want you to do and even behave the way they want you to behave. You even follow their religion and belief in what ever it is that...
Debatable Tactics
Aug. 27 | Debating Society When I was kid growing up in the United States my parents used to watch a TV programme on Saturday mornings that disturbed me a great deal. The show was called Firing Line and basically it was a political debate on some current topic...
Tvi Express is not a pyramid
Aug. 20 | FLASHBACK: Consumer's Voice Following the recent views and opinion expressed by Consumer Watchdog columnist in your two previous publications I wish to provide your readers with some insights regarding Tvi express business. I write in my capacity...
So I have entered a new chapter
Aug. 20 | CENTER OF EDUCATION: University of Botswana So it has been three weeks since I started my tertiary education at the University of Botswana and I must say I have experienced a lot in that short time. Both good and bad experiences have occurred, fortunately...
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Aug. 20 | image from internet When the tax department decided to audit Grandpa, and summons him to their office the auditor was not surprised that he showed up with his lawyer. The auditor said, ‘Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time...
10 Things I Loved About this Year’s Cape Town Book Fair
Aug. 20 | The Cape Town Book Fair was held at the Cape Town Convention Centre from the 31st July until the 2 August. I was there and I thought I’d choose the ten best things I loved about this year’s fair. 1. A panel discussion on Chic Lit vs Women’s Fiction....
IT AIN’T ME YO!
Aug. 20 | The Holy Trinity Remember when we were young, and the screaming mother would come wondering who broke the cup? “It’s not me.” Who stole the condensed milk? “It’s not me”. Even when you were forced to open wide your mouth, stick out the tongue...
WHEN WILL WE LEARN
Aug. 20 | A YOUNG MOEMEDI Moemedi Maphanyane made headlines and touched our hearts 10 years ago. His mother made a public appeal for Botswana to assist her son to get a life saving kidney transplant operation. Tasked with a P1,5million mecial bill for her son’s...
I need to know my status
Aug. 13 | HIV TESTING IS IMPORTANT I’m guessing by now you all have noticed that I am a very determined young lady who has a drive to succeed in life. I’m very proud of myself by the way so I guess I match up with the standards that I have set for...
Just Like Everyone Else
Aug. 13 | WHEN IN ROME: Sometimes strange is normal For a moment or two I considered entering one of the bicycle races that were held last weekend at the new Tachilla Game Reserve at the southern end of Francistown – but I quickly rejected the notion as...
Scramble for land
Aug. 13 | THE FARM LIFE: Youngs one at Marokolwane lands during the Christmas holidays Our country is a victim of serious crisis management. In two months there would be a scramble for tractors, that is if the Divine sends rain. But worse still, most of us who...
A Reading Conference in Botswana for 2011
Aug. 13 | BOTSWANA Botswana reading conference seems almost an oxymoron. Reading in Botswana? The reading of books? Actual books that don’t have titles like: “How The Secret made me Rich” or “10 Paths to a Big Bank Account”? No, I’m being terrible,...
The Gospel I will share
Aug. 13 | My Quest In life, some utterances you want to ignore hoping they will bounce off and not become a constant irritant. But of course bearers of bad news or negatively rarely move on, so you need to deal with them head-on. So here it is; those fond of saying...
LIFE AND DEBT
Aug. 13 | LIFE AND DEBT I think I have said it before that there are good debts and bad debts. Reality is that most of us have to acquire loans to advice in almost every aspect. As a young graduate I wish someone had told me to start getting into the right kind...
