Keitseng worth remembering in Mandela's Gun

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Last week a film crew led by John Irvin descended on the hilly town of Lobatse to shoot parts of the hugely anticipated Mandela’s Gun biopic film.

Although the story focuses mainly on the iconic anti-apartheid hero, there could be no way such a story could be told without mentioning the brave Motswana, who sacrificed his own life for the struggle.  This courageous man offered Mandela and other guerilla fighters shelter en route to countries like Zambia and Tanzania.

This was Fish Keitseng whose house marked C42 in the impoverished location of Peleng hosted the greatest statesman of modern times.

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Kudos to Botswana Police Service, other security entities

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”– Theodore RooseveltThrough the two-day event, over 700 athletes from 40 countries, and multitudes of spectators gathered in Gaborone to witness a world-class sporting spectacle.Beyond the medals and performances on the track, Botswana won something equally important: international respect. One of the key pillars behind the success was the sterling work done by the...

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