When truth becomes a casualty

For many years, it has been a legitimate and accurate image, a fact from which many Batswana took pride.However, recent years have gradually built up a sense of paranoia for many in Botswana.  Recent happenings, such as the ongoing public service strike have contributed to whipping up more suspicion and fear. 

This fear has unleashed a torrent of news and rumours that in the new information age is, at the click of a button, dispersed from Gaborone to as far as China and United Kingdom.