What happened to the little vibey city that hosted the original 'bedroom bully' Shabba Ranks, Maxi Priest, Commodores and UB40? What about the Gaborone of Carling Black Label, Monate Sukiri and the Togetherness festival? The days of House of Blues (HOB), Legends, Meribo and Zebras clubs are long gone; even the recent fun years of Ozone, Chez Ntemba and Fashion Lounge are history.
The city's entertainment scene has changed for the worse. This has affected everyone, from children to adults. It is so bad that it appears school children no longer want to attend the Trade Fair because of lack of entertainment found there. There are no albino pythons, no big music show at the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) stand; in fact there are no soldiers at the "show." Not only are they absent from the "show," there isn't even BDF Day held at the National Stadium. No BDF comics, no tug-of-war, parachute landing or an amazing flight display. Soldiers are now feared in Gaborone because lately, residents have been reminded that they can actually kill. This is sad because city dwellers grew up mostly familiar with the aforementioned soldiers, unlike in most world cities, they knew the ones who entertained members of the public at the Gaborone National Stadium.
