Lifestyle

Loneliness: Threat to human life

"Sometimes I get so sad, so sad that I completely shut down, I stare blankly at the walls. It does’nt matter what you say...

Monsieur – The modern motswana man’s fashion whisperer

If we are to imagine the quintessential modern Motswana man, we must firstly start with his sense of style.  It is usually a man...

Marriages in Botswana undented by Covid-19

While the Covid-19 pandemic has brought changes in social behaviour and at times affected union formation in some countries, Botswana remained unscathed.  A fresh report...

Sisonke Botswana takes aim at dikgosi over dress code

With the traditional amphitheatres amongst the country’s selected vaccination sites, women and men are being blocked from getting their jabs if their dress codes...

“After tears” has changed how Batswana mourn their dead

Funerals used to be a sad and solemn occasion for the bereaved family. Neighbours and close friends tip toed around the homestead dealing with the loss; avoid making noise...

The Behaviour of COSBOTS is that of Contemptuous Rudeness

Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) have since October 2020 been only in vain seeking audience with that institution trading shamelessly as a Copyright Society of...

“Like father like son: Every good tree maketh good fruits”

Issues that often come up in men’s careers or relationships can often be traced back to their relationships with their fathers. Most father’s method of...

Sex still a taboo subject in 2021

Sex has long been thought of as a topic cloaked in fantasy, privacy, and kept between the sheets of consenting adults. That is, unless...

Botswana’s actor Atlang joins Muvhango

Popular South African drama show, Muvhango, has confirmed through Facebook, the arrival of a new actress, Angela Atlang who hails from Botswana. In a press...

Botswana in the grip of heightened fear and anxiety as Covid-19 deaths surge

Rarely has the threat of disease occupied so much of our thinking. For weeks, almost every newspaper has stories about the coronavirus pandemic on...