Makhirikhiri lives on: The song in East Africa�s heart

Shumba is a surprise household name in East Africa
Shumba is a surprise household name in East Africa

On a recent trip to Tanzania’s former capital, Staff Writer, BABOKI KAYAWE stumbled on a curious fact. When the East Africans hear ‘Botswana’ they only hear one name and one song.

DAR ES SALAAM:  Though most of the (not even a handful) people I conversed with in the former Tanzanian capital were happy to exchange pleasantries, they were not much into chatting about the weather.

My interaction with the legendary Africanist Julius Nyerere’s people, was as limited as my stay in Dar (as the locals lovingly call their city. I was there for only three days, but for some reason magic happened whenever I told people where I came from. I left the place feeling proud.  Proud of the potential our culture has in marketing the country abroad.

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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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