This week in history � 12th May 1989

dOWN MEMORY LANE: (From left- right) Mesh Moeti, Gao Tlhaloganyang, Philip Mokgethi, Hunter Otlhogile, Sechele Sechele, Keto Segwai, DPC and MIH Chairman Metlhaetsile Leepile, Lesang Maswabi and Billy Chiepe.
dOWN MEMORY LANE: (From left- right) Mesh Moeti, Gao Tlhaloganyang, Philip Mokgethi, Hunter Otlhogile, Sechele Sechele, Keto Segwai, DPC and MIH Chairman Metlhaetsile Leepile, Lesang Maswabi and Billy Chiepe.

This week marked a significant personal milestone in my relationship with the Mmegi group. It was on the 12th day of May 1989 - 25 years ago that I walked in through the gates of the then Mmegi Wa Dikgang, now Mmegi - one the most progressive and profound media houses in Botswana and the region. For the newspaper has always been renowned as a trail-blazer in the media industry. Incidentally, it was on that same Friday morning that the current Dikgang Publishing Company’s Managing Director Titus Mnyamane Mbuya and I were introduced to the institution’s newsroom at its post-mortem and planning meeting. Yes I am part of the old brigade.

From the moment I was welcomed into that wonderful Mmegi family of inspirational educationists, scribes and creatives, I knew then that I had just arrived at the right place that would later determine both my professional and academic destiny as the unfolding events would present themselves.

Having first been recruited from William Jones’ Botswana Guardian at the closure of 1988, I would later at the second quarter of 1989 land in the good hands of two senior graphic artists, Judy Seidman who was also the creator of  the Fa-Tlase cartoon and Billy Chiepe of the famous political satire The Billboard and humorous Chomi strip. They both mentored me on the earlier forms of Desk-Top Publishing (DTP) through the use of Apple McIntosh computers.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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