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Economic growth, now with extra bumps

The local council has officially surrendered in its war against potholes. After years of skirmishes involving half bags of tar, ceremonial ribbon cuttings and photo ops with shovels, the potholes have emerged victorious.

Every rainy season, local potholes recruit new allies, expanding their empire faster than the council can hold emergency meetings. Truth be told the tarred section feels like a rude guest crashing a pothole family reunion. Places like BBS Mall, Broadhurst Industrial have officially rebranded themselves as the National Pothole Park. You don’t just drive there—you embark on a geological expedition. Some potholes are shallow, like polite handshakes.

Others are so deep they look like portals to another dimension. And the shapes? Wilson Ngoni would be proud—triangles, blobs, even potholes that look suspiciously like Botswana itself. At this point, our roads don’t need maintenance; they need a curator.

Editor's Comment
BDF visitation approval a welcome development

BDF camps are military camps, and there is a need for stricter rules and regulations to safeguard their operations as well as ensure the safety of civilians. Of course, military personnel are human, and they have relatives as well as girlfriends and boyfriends, but the fact remains that the BDF is responsible for ensuring national security and stability and, as such, will be one of the first targets in the event of possible attacks. The decision...

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