It is Thursday morning, 7.07am to be exact and my matchbox phone - a cheap Nokia- beeps to indicate that I have just received an sms. I jump at the poor thing with one thought on my mind: "This time I have won the Mascom competition, I almost scream, "I have won a BMW!" The other thing I am expecting is a Barclays update on my account, to say P5.00 has been debited to it.
The first thing I notice after opening the sms is that the sender is MacDonald Peloetletse or McDee as I have saved his name - the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) chairperson of the publicity committee - who often sends me smses about party activities like press briefings and tip offs. As I scroll down the message I read: "Tune to Gabz FM NOW. Minister Mokgweetsi Masisi. Topic - Freedom of Information Bill." Out of frustration that my win for Mascom Competition has been postponed once again, I stop reading the message and jump out of bed to heed to McDee's request and switch from Motsweding FM, which I have been enjoying in my bedroom for more than two months now.It is a cold morning and I immediately snuggle back into bed. In all fairness, I knocked off at 10pm the previous night, so I compensate myself with at least two more hours in bed. Who am I to deprive myself when even health experts argue that sleep is a very important part of healthy human life.
