�Hell Nino� hunts the helpless

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White maize meal prices are due to rise 30 percent, cattle and other livestock are dying in the heat, the Botswana Meat Commission has slashed its slaughter days and everywhere, a sense of dread is mounting. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, reports on the year in which a little-known phenomenon has become a household name

The story is told of a traditional leader attending the commissioning of the new Gaborone Dam wall in the mid-1980s.

Overawed by the vast amount of water, shimmering way into the horizon, the traditional leader is said to have vowed to eat his elbow should the Dam ever fail.

Editor's Comment
Let’s put the fight against crime in action

But as the conference concludes, Batswana must ask: Will this be another talk shop, or will it spark real change? The answer lies in whether every stakeholder, from the President to community leaders, transforms rhetoric into action.The President rightly highlighted that crime, especially GBV, thrives in private spaces. His call to empower churches and counsellors as early warning systems is sensible. But good ideas mean little without funding...

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