Superstition: a Tswana culturalaspect that has stood the test of time!

Although some people dismiss superstition as irrational and scientifically deficient, there appears to be a strong belief that it has stood the test of time. For Kavuka Tembwe, "Superstition continues to be a deeply guarded secret in our society. It is so strong that it actually controls the way people think. It is characterised by the dismal failure to exercise critical thinking and to apply reason. This failure is usually sugar coated by being ‘celebrated’ as an African mode of thinking".

He maintains that because of this superstition, "Everything that happens will always have an underlying 'African' explanation in addition to the scientific explanations and /or investigations that have been provided."