So where to from here?

Friday, September 25, 2015

Glory- Flat from land scape.Pic.Kagiso Onkatswitse

If Botswana were a building, we would now have arrived at the 49th floor after labouring up the stairway, tripping, standing and dusting ourselves off to reach the apex. So where to from here? Mmegi Correspondent, GALE NGAKANE reports

Imagine taking the steps of Sky Lounge in the swanky Gaborone Central Business District (CBD) with its 19 floors. With Botswana the climber would be left with 30 more floors.

By the time you get to Floor Number 19, the indefatigable are ready to move on, or die trying, while the tired surrender to the forces of negativity.

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