Scribe shares moments as extra on Mma Ramotswe
Thursday, March 20, 2008
My journey to taking part in The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency began one wintry morning in the month of July near Borakanelo Police Station at the bus station, from where ecstatic extras were ferried to a location in Mokolodi.
The movie, which is based on one of the books by the celebrated Scottish writer, Alexander McCall-Smith, caused a stir in the country last year when Hollywood filmmakers finally agreed to shoot it entirely in Botswana.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...