My journey to Namibia

Friday, April 09, 2010

It was not a planned trip but a spontaneous one that was decided on the spur of the moment . It was just one of those decisions taken when you are stressed, nothing working out the way you have planned.

Then my friend from Windhoek, Namibia, called and invited me to visit him. "Wow!" I was speechless and gamely accepted the invitation. I had never been to Namibia before, let alone travelled to the western part of Botswana.

With a packed backpack as my only luggage, I set off the following morning to the bus rank to board the AT&T Monnaakgotla bus that was travelling straight to Namibia.

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My journey to Namibia

It was not a planned trip but a spontaneous one that was decided on the spur of the moment . It was just one of those decisions taken when you are stressed, nothing working out the way you have planned.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

Selefu

Civil Society threatens court action over constitution amendment

Fans urged to fill up stadium

Coaches take jabs ahead of derby

A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

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