The Mochudi of 1966 Breaking Down the Old Barriers

The Voice may have asked me to describe Independence day in Mochudi in 1966 for its Boipuso supplement but it wasn’t quite so keen to know what 1966 itself was like.

A pity; because it was so remarkably interesting. By and large, the Jim Reeves-loving Botswana of 1966 was largely torpid, devoid of major incident and cut off from the world.

Two places were exceptions to this norm. In Serowe, van Rensburg with Leapeetswe’s help, was turning everything upside down. In Mochudi, Naomi Mitchison, with Kgosi Linchwe who was similarly inclined, was doing what she could to challenge, encourage and provoke, as she had previously done elsewhere.

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Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

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