Khanxhae's curse

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Staff writer TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA tells the story of a people fighting for a better life


At New Xade the old men with weather beaten faces are attempting to water their cattle. Dust billows. Voices echo and occasionally, laughter pierces the sky. Boys with sticks, old men with wide brimmed hats and caps squint and give out occasional commands.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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