Batswana soldiers used firearms during WWII, says veteran
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The 90-year-old has little patience with people who beat about the bush. "Bo rra bua se le batlang go se bua," he says to us tapping his feet impatiently when we appear dumbstruck after exchanging a few pleasantries with him.
As if sensing that we are from a newspaper, the veteran begins boasting about his gallantry in WWII, claiming to have been a very brave soldier.
The chieftainship spats between Seretse and Khama’s uncles have purely degenerated into a permanent elephant in the room and it does not seem anyone cares to ensure this hurdle is dealt with promptly for the attainment of peace for GammaNgwato’s bogosi.Just as the proverbial, when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers aptly suggests, and so is the state of the institution of bogosi in GammaNgwato.Such is the case because the...