To be more precise let’s just say to make my midriff more sensible. My wife had nicely kept chipping away at my resistance to shedding weight. That is, until one day a very thin colleague said she forgot to eat while I was fat and hungry. I decided...
Over the years, the power utilities have become more and more adept at euphemising their nomenclature to be less menacing. From the more menacing power cuts to the more palatable load shedding to the politically-correct load management, it has been...
Yes, the old age pension has been pushed up by close to 70% increase. Nowhere in the world do people get that kind of increase unless they are politicians. A whopping 70%! I hope my Math is right. Expecting people to stay the same after getting more...
It must be something in the National Stadium air that make seemingly short projects take forever to complete. Many would remember how more than a decade ago the people who are charged with coming up with good ideas came up with a good idea. The...
' In simpler terms: it might flood. That is what that jargon meant. When the weatherman say “flood,” we all know it is time to take him/her more seriously unlike when he/she says ‘fine but partly cloudy’. Last time out many paid the...
I think growing up for most of us it was cool to say ‘purchase an automobile’ which was actually simply ‘buy a car’. This has since faded like Sly Stallone’s six pack and is firmly in the rearview mirror. Yes, language keeps evolving but it...
It’s less ‘follow the money” and more “chase the missing decimal points.’ Unlike before it has not been given a Setswana name like the previous ones such as the Kgabo Commission. It is simply: the forensic audit. I think this is meant to...
Even the befuddled educators themselves! But the poison will soon drain out after a few weeks and then we will start accumulating the anger bundles for the next set of results. Usually this gathers momentum when PSLE results are out, JC pushes that a...
I am a functional teetotaler, which means I lead a perfectly normal life without relying on alcohol. Being a teetotaler means I have mastered the art of saying ‘no’ to the ever-tempting siren song of cocktails and beers. While many are debating...
Granted, it is an ill-fitting wig and so this advice should be taken with a large dose of PG. For quite a while I didn’t have the testicular fortitude to wade into this territory because my competence on the subject is akin to trying to build a...
It is a cancerous evil that threatens to consume and put many an African country asunder. We are no exception and despite the sometimes flattering indices Botswana is right there in the mix. Someone once defined corruption as the art of turning...
It’s not our fault, right? Every gathering is an all-you-can-eat buffet, and calories magically become festive cheer! You know the drill: You promise yourself you won’t go overboard, but then Uncle Shakes brings his famous pounded goat meat...
In fact, he doesn’t even know the owner of the land. His only fear is being evicted by the council authorities but this is an unfounded fear though. In a country where politicians have the final say in everything Ben is well aware that should the...
The December air just has that thing that gets the rational brain cells going on vacation when they should be putting on a shift bigger than our diamond marketers.December is the most loved month in the calendar. This is mainly because when this...
Many of us remember our first date with a tinge of embarrassment. For a good number of us we experienced that classic "whoops" moment of accidentally knocking over your drink and drenching your date's new outfit.What are the challenges of...
. Read that again. Nowhere did I mention any sort of pill so before you start thinking this column is a birth control workshop sorry to disappoint you. This remains a column laced with silliness and a dash of humor. No, there's no way I'm...
Many scams have slipped quietly into the realm of the 'new normal.' Take, for instance, the mystical 'free trial' that requires your credit card details, only to morph into an uninvited monthly guest on your bank statement.Product...
And let's not forget the landlords, who apparently have turned into neck-breathing dragons when the rent's overdue. And somehow you are the solution of all these morasses. My wallet has become a superhero of sorts to save the day of a...
It's like a never-ending episode of a cooking show where the secret ingredient is always chaos. One minute you're learning how to budget like a minimalist, and the next, you're deep in the philosophical trenches, pondering how Ratsie...
Imagine the drama, the intrigue and the family members popping out of the woodwork claiming their six degrees of separation to the State House! "Oh yes, I stayed in the State house bedroom for a night in 2002, where's my paycheck?" But in...
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