Lifestyle

Batswana men are Covid-19 heroes and victims too

When the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) officials surveyed the ravages of Botswana’s Covid-19 pandemic, their gaze was focused on women. In its report, “COVID-19: A Gender Lens - Botswana” UNFPA states that:...
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The LAZY VOICE – BRA Herbie Tsoaeli

Laziness is “the quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness” – and this title is rather misleading. What I am referring...
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The plight of Botswana’s silent population

Vice President Slumber Tsogwane and former Minister Shaw Kgathi are survivors of a dying breed. The two University of Botswana mature age entry graduates...
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A review by our It Has to Be Jazz Kalanga Expert Laya Siwawa-NdaiZana Cultural Music Review

As a 30 something year old cosmopolitan who spent most of her life exploring the corners of the world in search of adventure, and...
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The Power Of Language: Celebrating African Song – Dumisani Maswana

Arguments are often viewed in such negative light. But I choose to look at arguments as the act of, reasoning, or discussing. And anything...
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Wine in May

Gaborone: The wine trading industry in Botswana is witnessing a rapid growth in wine distribution and consumption in recent times. Traditionally, alcoholic beverages such...
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Is youth an obsolete concept?

While Botswana reverberates to the rallying cry : “Youth are the future”, local social scientists are not so sure. Most of Botswana’s social scientists have...
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Dollar Brand – Echoes From Africa

Solo piano recordings or performances are definitive moments in any artists’ career. They truly demonstrate an artist’s dexterity in an unadulterated state. It took...
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Is social media numbing us to mishap?

Pictures and video, sometimes ugly and chilling, are sent from phones before reporters or even first responders can arrive. It all goes viral in...
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Miss Botswana business model is poorly constructed

The glitz and glamour of beauty pageants is deceptive because at their core, these spectacles are big-money business. As a matter of fact, pageants...
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