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READY TO RUMBLE
May. 31 | 2014 PALAPYE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE: Master Goya Member of Parliament for Palapye Moiseraele Master Goya has set tongues wagging with his challenge for the unions to carry out their threats not to vote for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party...
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
May. 24 | YUMMY: Red velvet cake “CAKES ARE LIKE A GIRL, WHEN SHE IS BEAUTIFUL SHE DOESN’T NEED SO MUCH MAKE UP” The Curry Puff–an amazing snack sized butter pastry stuffed with a variety of curried fillings commonly found in Singapore is slowly...
REAL LIVES MY BABY FOR A JOB
May. 24 | HARD TIMES: Kedibonye and Mason MOTHER OFFERS CHILD FOR ADOPTION IN EXCHANGE FOR EMPLOYMENT They are her darlings, they are all she has in the world, but she can’t keep them both. 22-year-old Kedibonye has just given birth to a beautiful, healthy...
BDP: THE BATTLE FOR POWER BEGINS
May. 13 | HOPEFUL: Isaac Seloko Party Chairman hopeful, Isaac Seloko speaks ahead of the July congress The Botswana Democratic Party’s congress is fast approaching and the former A- team and Barata Phathi factions seem to have buried the hatchet and come...
AS OLD AS THE HIILS
May. 10 | FAMILY TIME: Koontse with grandson and daughter “ IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT” GRANNY, 109 SAYS ABOUT HUBBY AS SHE WALKS DOWN MEMORY LANE” The Guinness World Records recently named Misao Okawa, a Japanese woman who celebrated her 115th birthday last...
WAR AND PEACE
Apr. 26 | SIGHT OF LOVE: Heidi and Marothodi on their wedding day When Heidi Jansen left Chicago for Botswana as a US Peace Corp in 2009 all she had on her mind was to do her term and head back home to finish her education. She had no idea she would find love. “I...
SEXUAL ORIENTATION BEATEN AND BRUISED, BUT STILL FIGHTING FOR HIS RIGHT TO BE GAY
Mar. 22 | GLAD TO BE GAY: Obusitse aka Booster For 21-year-old Obusitse Booster being gay and dating men is ‘just normal,’ and as far back as Standard 3 the attraction has always made his heart skip a beat. Up to now he has only had to endure the odd abusive...
GRANNY, 96, HANGS HERSELF OVER MONEY PROBLEMS
Mar. 8 | TROUBLED: Keleofile Siwane WHEN AGED KELEOFILE SIWANE ENDED HER TROUBLED LIFE LAST WEEK SHE BECAME THE OLDEST PERSON ON RECORD IN BOTSWANA TO COMMIT SUICIDE, AND THE 50TH PERSON THIS YEAR TO DO SO. BUT BEHIND THE SORRY STATISTIC LIES AN EVEN SORRIER...
WHO’S NEXT?
Feb. 22 | DETERMINED: Maitumelo Fed up with the heartbreak of being married to a serial cheater, Maitumelo Timela has twice taken the marriage wreckers to court and is determined to make future mistresses pay THE PRICE Having successfully sued two of her husband’s...
UDC TO BE LAUNCHED IN MAUN
Feb. 22 | DUMA BOKO Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) will be launched in Maun tomorrow (Saturday.) The launch will be the third to take place after Gaborone and Francistown where the newly formed party was launched last year. Speaking in an interview UDC...
BNF’S MOHAMMED KHAN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Feb. 15 | VETERAN: Mohammed Khan Former BNF Treasurer,Publicity Secretary,Deputy Secretary General and Secretary General, Mohammed khan has been there held that post and got a party promotional T/shirt for it. But after dedicating decades of his life to serving...
A POLITICIAN AND A PASTOR
Jan. 25 | MAN OF HONOUR: Molapisi Motlatsi Molapisi opens up to Dubani- Wa Dubani on why he turned down UDC presidency, why Minister Mokaila should have resigned over his facebook sex scandal and how he mixed preaching with politics over the years. Good afternoon...
RASINA SPEAKS OUT
Dec. 20 | BITTER: Rasinah VOWS TO SEND MOTSWALEDI INTO THE WILDERNESS Daggers are drawn at the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). The Party’s former national Spokesperson, Rasina Winfred Rasina, has vowed to see to it that the Party President Gomolemo...
READY FOR THE CHALLENGE
Dec. 10 | KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED: Pono Moatlhodi Pono Moatlhodi discuss drawn daggers in the fight for Tonota The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Pono Moatlhodi, who is also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonota South has refuted allegations that he...
A MOMENT IN THE JOZI SKY
Dec. 8 | (1) WATCH YOUR HEAD: O’neal alighting from a Robinson 44 (2) FOLLOW ME: Zola, Fred and Debbie (3) LESSON ONE: Dipholo listens as Dave explains the logistics (4) PERFECT VIEW: Families admiring the East Rand landscape I cherish every opportunity I get...
ROBBEN ISLAND MEMORIES
Dec. 1 | The silence was pregnant with reverence and the fear of being confronted with the violent, brutal and racist apartheid era palpable. TOUR GUIDE: Msomi There was also the discreet shedding of a tear or two as Channel O Prize winners and media personalities...
FACE TO FACE WITH MODUBULE
Nov. 24 | Nehemiah Modubule Two weeks after the launch of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, its members of Parliament (MPS) are yet to formally notify Parliament on whether they want to be recognized as MPs of the new party or not. Lobatse MP, Nehemiah Modubule,...
“IT WAS A CALL FOR HELP, I NEVER MEANT TO KILL MYSELF”
Nov. 24 | THERE HAS BEEN A DISTURBING RISE IN TEENAGE SUICIDES AS YOUNG PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH LIFE’S DEMANDS – LECHANI MOKGOSI, 16, WAS NEARLY ONE OF THEM She couldn’t take it anymore. The unkind laughter, name-calling, and finger pointing that tormented...
NO JOBS FOR OPPOSITION YOUTH
Nov. 16 | BDP youth leader to scout for jobs for his peers UNAPOLOGETIC: Boatile The Chairperson of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) National Youth Executive Committee (NYEC), Andy Boatile is a man on a mission. His plan is to reduce unemployment...
