Blue eyes that get tangled

"The Red Squirrel" (1993) a.k.a "La Ardilla Roja" is being shown today only (November 18) at 7 pm at the Maru a Pula School, A/V Centre (Gaborone Film Society).

In the coastal town of San Sebastian in Spain two people meet momentarily on a bridge, one contemplating suicide, urging himself to jump, the other more determined, crashes through the rail of the bridge on her motorcycle, but instead of plunging into the sea and on rocks has landed on sand. "Jay" or Jota (the extraordinarily long faced Nancho Novo) is a failed rock star, a singer in the group "Las Moscas" or "The Flies" who cannot face life any longer, but hasn't got the strength to end it.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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