The only matholwane I saw at Bobonong was Lesilo

So when I was recently invited by Reginald Bakwena of Thapong to Bobobong to cover a visual arts event there, I could not help but remember all the stories that I had heard as a child about how the Babirwa people kept those horrid creatures called matholwane in their homes as slaves to everything from menial duties to heavy ones.

Nobody in his right mind would like to be turned into a slave and as I made the decision to accept the invitation to visit the village the furthest thing on my mind was being turned into a zombie. On the day I left, I had to run a few errands in Gaborone so I caught the 2 pm bus. I called Bakwena to tell him that I was about to leave and he warned me that I was going to arrive at dusk but that did not worry me much because I was familiar with the place, having visited it when I was younger. Needless to say, the thoughts of matholwane kept creeping into my mind despite the fact that I tried by all means to push them away.