Rakops: A village divided by a river

This is how we were welcomed in grand style at Rakops. Generally, the entire Boteti sub district is very dry and it was not by fluke that the whirlwind displayed its prowess and swept a cloud of white dust into the air. In fact, the whole morning of Tuesday was characterised by white dust from the cement-like sand in the village.

From Mokoboxane to Makalamabedi in Boteti, the winds were reportedly common. As forewarned is foretold, an Inspector of Botswana Police Julius Sefatlhe had warned the Mmegi team the day before our visit that we should brace ourselves for the dust.