Let�s give credit where it�s due, Botswana has potential!

Karabo Sibanda PIC KABO MPAETONA
Karabo Sibanda PIC KABO MPAETONA

I don’t want to enter fellow blogger Thuso Palai’s terrain but I must admit that we had a great sporting weekend. I will leave the sporting details to Palai and instead focus on national pride and the rare display of collective happiness among Batswana in the past few days.

We are used to hearing, saying and reading negative stuff about our country. We are not a country of high achievers and for the most part, have low expectations of our people and government.

There are also problems in this country, which are usually swept under the carpet like poverty, unemployment, corruption, classism, high HIV/AIDS case incidence and escalating cases of rape and domestic abuse, to mention a few. In the midst of the negativity, moaning and groaning, there was a flicker of hope when we hosted the 2nd African Youth Games.

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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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