The King played football with Presidents
Kgosi Mareko Loago Mosielele is a witty and truly interesting old man. At 86 his memory is as sharp as that of a 16-year-old additional math star pupil.

Millionaire farmer still leading normal life
Raymond Matsaka, winner of the beMobile P4.5 million has retained his old life and does not behave like the millionaire he now is.

Dreadlocks, A Fashion Statement
Dreadlocks, an afrocentric hairstyle with a popularity fast gaining momentum has led to a business partnership between two young men with a passion for making people's hairdos make a positive difference in their look.

Are Umbrellas For Women And Not Men?
It is 7.35 am. The sky has become menacingly grey. The drizzle swiftly becomes a downpour. From the taxi rank - near the Gaborone Railway Station - to Broadhurst Route One and Route Two mini-buses rank (about 200m), a pedestrian walking without any covering would be soaked to the bone. It has been raining cats and dogs the whole week.

Bomme Ba Thapelo uplifts their society
FRANCISTOWN: They are mostly elderly women who should be sitting at home nursing their grandchildren, but not "Bomme Ba Thapelo", who came together 10 years ago to fight poverty in their midst.

Mass action as a precondition to viable democratic change
By the time the people take part in elections they must have been extremely politicised and galvanised into action such that the electoral process becomes a mere formality through which government is changed writes GABRIEL KANJABANGA

A day with two WKCC cybertrackers
The San people of the Kalahari are world-famous for their tracking skills, an art that most learn from childhood.

At the Coalface' of gender discrimination
'In order to have a peaceful, happy and productive state, there must be no discrimination against women,'MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO reports on a Gender Links study

First Aid Knowledge Could Save That Life!
Accidents occur in an amazing way, often leaving people startled and devastated. No wonder they are called 'accidents'.

Peleng: The Heartbeat Of Lobatse
You have never been to Lobatse if you have not been to low-income Peleng. The sprawling township perched on a hill-top is the heartbeat of Lobatse.

About De Beers and funding ruling party
The media and opposition parties have been calling for the Judiciary Commission of enquiry to determine the relationship between De Beers and the Botswana Democratic Party.

Trouble follows former inmate
FRANCISTOWN: Trouble follows 29-year-old Kumbulani Chilengwa everywhere he goes, inside and outside jail.

Heritage
The caption to this remarkable photo, which was published in the 28th April edition of the Illustrated London News states that this is "Mochudi' Station (sic), base camp of Rhodesian force.

Bailout, suicide, all out of one bag
Without seeking to exaggerate the social significance of the much anticipated corruption case involving former managers of Debswana, it must be conceded that it marks a signpost with regard to the relationship between the multinationals and the state in developing - 'underdeveloped' is the more appropriate description - countries.

How 'free and fair' are 'regular' elections in Botswana?
Black History month offers an opportunity for some introspection about the manner in which Botswana has acquitted itself with regard to the practice of democracy.

Ngamiland Jumbos Afraid Of Chillies
Many farmers in the Northern district of Botswana live in constant fear of their crops being destroyed by marauding elephants.

Thou shall not insult the president
"I call on all Ministers and Assistant Ministers and every other person to sing like parrots. During Mzee Kenyatta's period, I persistently sang the Kenyatta tune.

Of a callous cabinet and a lame duck parliament
Four months after the nation went to general elections last year, some elected representatives may still be preparing to throw victory parties while others have already done so. But perhaps those in the middle of such preparations should pause because the way things are going, there may not be much to celebrate any more and a lot to worry about instead, writes BAME PIET

Masire-De Beers: the civil coup of 1987
The BDP youth must understand that the game has changed. Our people are not interested in pronouncements of a glorious internal party democratic tradition that is under attack from the current leadership.