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Soccer and church stadium clash: Opportunities missed

There seems to be something in the steamy air here that causes events to spontaneously mutate, like some kind of fast-growing alien jungle vegetation, throbbing and roiling and sending out vines and tendrils in all directions.

Before long some seemingly simple event that you thought you had understood completely has evolved into something completely different and usually far more bizarre.

A local team called Gaborone United (GU) is supposed to host a team from DRC. Nothing wrong with that. An international church is supposed to host a crusade. Nothing wrong with that.

Editor's Comment
Exercise extra caution!

Unfortunately, petty thieves tend to be more vicious around this time as they also prepare for the festive season. Culturally, many Batswana go home for the holiday, and petty thieves are amongst those who go home. Burglaries, car break-ins, and attacks on unsuspecting pedestrians seem to be on the rise!That is not all, as scammers continue to take money from pensioners as well as other Batswana who may fall prey to their unscrupulous tactics....

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