Last week we observed that as the ecology of the Bechuanaland Protectorate slowly recovered from the 1890s devastation of rinderpest, drought and locust infestation, as well as a series of human disease epidemics, enforcement of Hut Tax payments emerged as an important factor in assuring a steady fl...
A few months ago, my friend casually mentioned something she was doing that weekend which really stuck with me as brilliant! I recently had the opportunity to do this idea myself.
We left off in 1897-98 when, in the aftermath of the rinderpest epidemic that had destroyed over 90% of the Bechuanaland Protectorate’s livestock, along with much of the wildlife, human mortality rates of up to 20% were being reported in some communities as a result of famine and fever due to ...
As December rolls in on those wheels of inevitability most self-respecting citizens of this country will be rubbing their hands in glee in anticipation of returns from a Motshelo club.
For the past two weeks, we have been discussing how valuable your name is. We will continue on that topic today, but with a twist based on a sad event.
Polelo nngwe ke eo re e tletswe ke Dikgang (Daily News) Phalane 26 2020 e supa gore e ne ya re gone ka kgwedi ya Phalane, mokgatlho wa Tqiixu Yani kwa Kgalagadi wa abelwa sediba ke mothusa tona ya Tlhabololo Temothuo le Tlhomamiso Dijo Mme Beauty Manake e le thuso ya puso ka lenaneo la LIMID.
On November 3, 2020, the world came nearly to a standstill when all our attention shifted from our daily motions, to something else, the United States of America Presidential Elections.
By the time this column lands on your lap ( I am assuming you are an avid reader ) the people from the land of Uncle Sam would have decided who will lead their country in the next few years.
We left off last week by observing that by the time of Kgosi Sechele’s death in 1892 there were already environmental indicators of a coming crisis with drought and locust infestation having disrupted crop production.
