Sharing a quart: Lifestyle or brotherhood?

The social behaivour of sharing a beer quart is gaining popularity amongst Botswana men PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The social behaivour of sharing a beer quart is gaining popularity amongst Botswana men PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

For the township man on the street and the woman who sells drinks in a tavern, the sight of people sharing a quart of beer surely does not look surprising.

But for the cheese boys and slay queens of this world, a whole host of images spring to mind.Sharing a beer is nothing new, but over the years sharing a bottle straight from one mouth to another has surely catapulted and it is just normal for people who practice it.

It has become very clear over the last decade or so that Batswana are thirsty people and some don’t hesitate to utter this common phrase “Tlake ke hupe hoo (“May I have a sip of that?)

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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