Lifestyle

Tipping evolves to naked extortion at some Gaborone restaurants

Received wisdom is that the reason for giving a tip is to show appreciation for excellent customer service. However, the real wisdom may lie...

Masisi publicly embraces a term Mogae publicly rejected

In a period of time when when a major corruption case involved less than P200 000, mere use of an unproblematic term could consume...

The Widowhood effect

Traditional wedding vows say “till death do us part,” but it looks like men have a tougher time when that time comes. Studies indicate...

Why therapy still gets a bad rep

Gaborone Clinical psychologist, Dr Bame Mophuting, says,“Feeling anxious about going to therapy or seeking it out is completely normal. If it’s your first time,...

Do Africans dance more than a little too much?

In the last media interview that he did before he died, former President Sir Ketumile Masire shared, with Sunday Standard, his recollections of interacting with Singaporean...

DStv’s innovative solutions 

DStv has once again put its customers at the forefront of efforts to innovate, utilise new technology and create better value – all while...

Much-touted automation actually reducing speed of customer service

Order a ready-made drink at any high-end restaurant in Gaborone on a slow, mid-week day and one thing is bound to happen. It will...

Why is quitting drink so hard ?

"Why can't I just quit even when I know that alcohol is ruining my life?" This is the big question that boggles so many daily drinkers'...

‘Go tika lerago’ is a classist insult

It is always poor people whose buttocks rhythmically bounce up and down from getting nourishing food - never the rich even when they experience...

Miss Botswana Visits Maothate Learning Centre

Miss Botswana 2022/23 Lesego Chombo’s Beauty with a Purpose project campaign was officially set in motion early February with intense preparation behind the scenes...