Hair today, gone tomorrow...

Chances are that you will never ever see me donning a weave. Only a few years ago, the common name for weaves was fake hair. Today the word is considered obscene. Word is still out on how these inventions came into being but most people still swear that they are either made of horse tails or dead people’s hair. Whatever they are made of, I just have a hard time warming up to the craze.


I once tried a weave, about seven years ago. The hair piece, as they call it, didn’t come cheap. I paid an arm and a leg to have it sewn to my head and after sitting down on a salon chair for close to three hours, my new hairdo was firmly in place. There is just something about salon mirrors. Just Like jewellery store glass displays, they can be very deceptive! I walked out of that salon feeling like a star but I had no idea what awaited me a few hours later, and I am not referring to the disapproving looks I got from my then 7-year-old daughter here. In short, my journey with the weave lasted exactly 21 hours!

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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