The onus is on us artists Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze I am panicking, not having a vain moment but rather massive writer’s block, or is it an overload? Posted on: Tuesday, 24 April, 2012

Leaders must be exemplary On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega People in positions of leadership are expected to be exemplary in their conduct and attitudes, whether personal or social arena and must reflect integrity, credibility, wisdom and discipline, among other key qualities expected of leaders. A leader should be someone we wish to emulate; who inspires p... Posted on: Monday, 23 April, 2012

The curse of ‘Go tla siama’ On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega In Botswana mediocre is ‘embraced’ to the point that when a level of exceptional success is reached by an individual, team, company or department etc, people are surprised; Botswana isn’t the most excellence driven nation. Posted on: Monday, 16 April, 2012

Let's think big bafwethu Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze In a world where reality beckons smart-ellics to demand better entertainment, better content, better resources, better venues, better teams - a perfect balance between creatives and business makers - where the term 'to hustle' holds a substantial meaning - not sleazing, poaching, scheming and cheati... Posted on: Monday, 19 March, 2012

Sexism and the farce that is ‘women empowerment’ On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega Considering the great strides women have taken, women empowerment has worked to the benefit of many to develop them and ensure they are active social participants; own their lives and have equal access to opportunities and resources to improve their lives. Posted on: Monday, 19 March, 2012

Local artists must grow up Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze Heish… I mean really! Why? Why? Why? I think we need to take some things aback a bit, for instance vocabulary and etiquette just to eliminate the dragon lady and dragon master at the end of the programme line-up. Key words are: respect, line-up, schedule, programme, on-time, content, perception, h... Posted on: Tuesday, 13 March, 2012

Does witchcraft (boloi) really exist? On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega As a sworn and known conspiracy lover, I have developed a firm interest in human supernatural and methodological beliefs. Recently, I haven’t been burrowing my nose in “the usualâ€� Illuminati/Freemasons, NWO, aliens etc “literatureâ€�. My interest has slightly shifted to witchcraft; following... Posted on: Monday, 12 March, 2012

For artists fans are kingmakers Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze Reality reads like so - patience is the biggest test of character. It feels good to know that people here actually love being entertained and I mean the kind that they want to be involved. Posted on: Friday, 09 March, 2012

The Botswana-China love affair ya rasa On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega It is difficult to imagine Botswana without the Chinese. Over the past two decades they have carved a solid presence in our social and economic landscape. Call them what you like, ‘fong kong’, or ‘tshasa’, the Chinese are seemingly here to stay. Posted on: Monday, 05 March, 2012

Are black people ignorant of their own history or are delusioned by western imperialism? On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega February is marked ‘Black History’ month, but some may not know because we follow the indoctrinated western imperialist social system; the very one that gets you all excited by a lousy commercial “celebrationâ€� like Valentines’ day. It is instances like these that some black people’s leve... Posted on: Monday, 27 February, 2012