Drunken mastery of an artistic fool Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze You know that stench in the combi with the dudes from the factory sitting with the base of his armpit rest on your shoulder. You know that one. Posted on: Friday, 14 December, 2012

Light skinned and dread-locked guys! Speaking of Which  |  Chekwane I`m tired of light-skinned and dreadlocked guys hogging all the girls just because they are light or have dreadlocks. You`ll see them this festive season; we`ll be getting crumbs, while the best girls throw themselves at these guys! Posted on: Friday, 14 December, 2012

False prophets – lies and illusions Issues  |  Ferdinand Berkhof During the debates surrounding the recent Public Health Bill, the Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Botlogile Tshireletso, commented on the misleading of Batswana by often foreign ‘traditional doctors’. Posted on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2012

Why does government hate BONELA? Ruffling Feathers  |  Kealeboga Dihutso Not so long ago on this same blog I criticized the Botswana government for not doing enough on HIV/AIDS. The shortage of ARVS was just one of the few reasons I advanced. Posted on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2012

Pride and honour don’t pay bills YoungManPal Uncut  |  Thuso Palai Almost all the teams in Botswana are struggling financially, and the issue of money really hits home when players boycott training and games due to unpaid allowances. Posted on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2012

Split the Education Ministry Crossroads   |  Lawrence Ookeditse With the Standards 7 results reportedly delayed due to systems failure and also there being queries over some teachers not having been paid due to ‘problems with the bank’ one begins to wonder if the ministry of Education is jinxed. Posted on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2012

Arts & Culture stop patronizing us Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze Everytime I hear COSBOTS or BOMU I go back to that Janet Jackson song ‘What have you done for me lately?’ – it’s a really funky beat. Posted on: Monday, 10 December, 2012

Truth hurts… Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze Ever opened the canned beef tin the wrong way, isn’t it annoying, like putting a musical performance that does not compliment the theme of the night in the middle then a poetic piece after that (a long poetic piece delivered by a very gentile performer)? Posted on: Friday, 07 December, 2012

Could there be genuine confusion on the status of the UDC as a party? Crossroads   |  Lawrence Ookeditse See, I like intelligent friends. Now, a very smart friend of mine after listening to an interview on Gabz Fm with Gabriel Kanjabanga asked an intelligent question-made an intelligent comment actually. One that I am forced to ponder, and one whose case perhaps Kanjabanga and Co. may just not have bee... Posted on: Friday, 07 December, 2012

Black people are their own enemies On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega Africans will continue at the lower ranks of development and progress because of the condemnable “typical black mentality”. A black person never wants to see another succeed. Motho o montsho o ipatla a le nosi! Posted on: Thursday, 06 December, 2012