Useless parliament kills land motion Ruffling Feathers  |  Kealeboga Dihutso Parliament has yet again rejected a motion that stood to benefit Batswana. The motion calling for the land audit as presented by Dumelang Saleshando is critical to the continued stability of this country. Posted on: Thursday, 07 March, 2013

Why is it a big issue if BDF soldiers called them stock? Crossroads   |  Lawrence Ookeditse Forgive me if you feel offended by this. But give our soldiers a break. I see reports and counter statements on that the BDF soldiers who were overseeing the YES boot camp are said to have referred to those in training as ‘stock’ - which carries sexual undertones. Well, I see the reporting and respo... Posted on: Thursday, 07 March, 2013

We are a spoiled nation Issues  |  Ferdinand Berkhof In his inaugural speech in 1961, American President John Fitzgerald Kennedy said: “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.” We in Botswana have a tendency to do the first. Posted on: Thursday, 07 March, 2013

The nightmare that is ‘Baby-mama’ and ‘Baby-daddy’ dramas On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega In this day and age, it’s very rare to meet an adult who doesn’t have a child. Even 18-year olds are parents! Because some people change and grow apart, romantic feelings fizzle out and relationships end, almost everyone will meet a new partner who has a child/ children and a baby mama/daddy to deal... Posted on: Monday, 04 March, 2013

For a change; Well done BFA YoungManPal Uncut  |  Thuso Palai Just like many other Batswana, I have always been outspoken when it comes to bashing the Botswana Football Association, but a reasonable man I am, I should be reasonable enough to give the football mother body credit when and where it’s due. If the BFA does well, we should be able to acknowledge, ap... Posted on: Monday, 04 March, 2013

What are the Americans playing at? Crossroads   |  Lawrence Ookeditse The last time I posted on the ‘Gaborone water unsafe for human consumption’ reports I received some outright insults for protecting I do not know who and for what - not that I’d care much about guys who play the man. Posted on: Friday, 01 March, 2013

Oscar Pistorious and the people of colour! Speaking of Which  |  Chekwane You’d think the people of colour have enough on their plates than to bother about why or how Oscar Pistorious killed his girlfriend. But no, such is the people of colour’s love for gossip; instead of worrying about what they will do for their children who eat hands of jerseys they spend the whole da... Posted on: Thursday, 28 February, 2013

Innocent until proven guilty! Depends who you are! #Pistorius Issues  |  Ferdinand Berkhof Sports brand Nike finds itself in a tricky situation with one of its athletes yet again. In 2009, it was golf star Tiger Woods who embarrassed his sponsor after a series of extra-marital affairs and he had to go to rehab for sex addiction treatment. Then, very recently, Lance Armstrong, the cycling ... Posted on: Thursday, 28 February, 2013

Learn to speak in one voice Ruffling Feathers  |  Kealeboga Dihutso There are a lot of issues that face Batswana that require one clear voice to deal with. Issues that require unity to deal with. Yet often time failure to deal with these issues is more a result of the fragmentation and the divisions that appear innate to our society. Posted on: Wednesday, 27 February, 2013

The unique Main Mall experience On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega The Main Mall is one of the oldest centres in the country. When you have been to big malls; real malls in first world countries, you realize that ours is “third-world” looking and could easily pass as a shopping complex. But it’s fitting for Botswana standards. Despite its small size, it carries ou... Posted on: Tuesday, 26 February, 2013