Mmegi

A quiet erosion

Adventure often begins with a question mark, and few settings carried more mystery than a steam train cutting through the African night of days bygone.

The carriages swayed with an almost artful rhythm, the whistle echoing across vast stretches of wilderness where electricity was scarce and darkness pressed close.

Smoke curled into a sky jewelled with stars, as if the locomotive were sketching secret maps amongst the constellations.

Editor's Comment
Use social media to build, not destro

It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...

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