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It’s December

As November slowly but surely slides into oblivion and December rolls in on the wheels of inevitability a feeling of foreboding almost sweeps through the entire populace.

November is a precursor of all things exciting. The biggest thing about November is getting dividends from a Motshelo club. Officially this dividend is meant to buy Christmas food and clothing for kids.

However, most if not a good part of it is reserved for the Christmas beverage at the village. It is sacrilege to go to the village and have no money to buy alcohol for village folk.

Editor's Comment
Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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