Batswana women writers making a mark
Friday, January 25, 2008
The trio, who are close friends, are in the process of jointly writing an anthology of short stories for children.
The 44-year-old American-born Kubuitsile came to Botswana in 1989 as a Peace Corp and three years later got married to a Motswana, so she decided to stay in the country. Her first book "Uganda", which is non-fiction, was published in the United States of America (US) in 2005. Kubuitsile's detective book "Fatal Payout" was published by Macmillan Botswana in the same year.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...