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Tshegetsang Tebelelo
  • A father's love, a luxury to many

    Unlike Mother’s Day, which is universally celebrated and used as an opportunity to hail mothers for their role in building children, families and society, Father’s Day, especially on social media, usually turns into a ‘deadbeat dad...

  • Motswana teaches English in China

    The 30-year-old was born and raised in Selebi-Phikwe. She is currently working as an English teacher in Liaoning City, China, shining a light on the career possibilities for other local graduates available around the world. Kegane holds a...

  • ‘Stop stealing our future'

    Several local youth believe that corruption is the major cause of poverty and the reason why entrepreneurship is becoming difficult. In their eyes, some of the organisations created and funded by taxpayers to support youth development, help with...

  • Botswana through the eyes of a Japanese student

    Kohdai Aoyama majored in African studies and linguistics at the University of Waseda in Japan because he was passionate about learning about Africa. The Japanese student recalled that the first time he heard about Botswana was in primary school on a...

  • Mokotedi talks plus size modelling, self-acceptance

    The ample-bossomed model, currently a Medical Science Laboratory student at the University of Botswana (UB) declared, in an interview with Arts & Culture: “I’ve learnt a lot”. Mokotedi quickly revealed that other plus-size...

  • Melemo breaks the glass ceiling in Rwanda

    Melemo has found her place in a market that used to be male dominated. The 26-year-old from Mahalapye is currently working as a Technology Development Officer for UNICEF Rwanda. Melemo is a graduate from the University of Sunderland in the United...

  • When will being queer not be queer?

    People should know who they are and they should have the freedom to express their sexual preferences without shame or doubt. Sexuality is a major part of identity and the decriminalisation of same-sex relations in 2019 played a major role in...

  • Budget a 'non-event' for youths

    The annual financial budget appears to be a distant issue, especially to most Batswana youth. For many of them, it serves no purpose. It does not help or benefit them, they say, so why should they care? In a country where billions of pula can...

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