Voter Trafficking Worries In Gaborone West North
Political parties contesting the Gaborone West North by-election have resolved that they will make a follow up on all transferred voters every Friday to ensure that they are genuine.

The Shoe Street At Gaborone Railway Station
A foot path behind the offices of the Department of Surveys and Mapping near the Gaborone railway station, could be aptly named the “shoe street”. Here a group of men shoes under the shade of a big tree.

Government Cleaner Appears In Court
On 18th August 2005, Keabetswe Sweele appeared before Village Court Magistrate Takura Charumbira on three counts of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 308 of the Penal Code.

Why Do Women Fear To Reveal Their Age?
Ask a woman her age and she becomes hostile. Reveal her age without her knowledge or consent and she becomes an enemy. What is it about age that irks women?

Traffic Police Powerless Against Speed Device
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bakae Karata, says the police cannot arrest or charge motorists found using the speed trap detecting device because of a legal loophole. The traffic division policeman said there is no law that prohibits the use of the device.

Corning Of The Feet
Of the problems affecting the feet of those who wear closed shoes, perhaps the most common is a corn - a hard red skin that forms on certain parts of the toes. But what causes corns? In Botswana there are two conventional explanations for the causes of corns. All have to do with intoxication. There are those who believe that corns afflict those who drink Chibuku. Others say it affects those who smoke dagga.

Mazabathi: Political Driver Or Errand Boy?
“Can you call again tomorrow, I don’t know when I will be available but I can only know tomorrow,” said a seemingly busy man at the other end of the phone. That is none other than John Mokandla the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) driver, popularly known as ‘Mazabathi’.