Mbo lauds overseas publishing standards
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Speaking to Showbiz, Mbo who is also a medical doctor, said that he believes that had he published in Botswana, the end product would possibly have been of a lesser quality.
“If I had published my novels in Botswana, I would have been forced to approach either conventional publishing houses, which are mostly educational publishers or go the self-publishing route, which is not yet fully developed in the country. I have seen some of self-published works in Botswana and I would say most of them are not that impressive. A self-publishing wing of Amazon has greatly helped me come up with good quality books,” he said.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...