The smarter reader would have deduced that my occupation is a hustler, which is street speak for 'unemployed'. So in my world, anyone who gets a salary with allowances like housing allowance, phone allowance and strange allowances like...
We had absolute no doubt that he will do a sterling job to give the daughter a good life that would inspire a bright future for the young one. Our relationship with her father has total changed over the past eight years because he speaks arrogantly,...
Tanzania's Simba SC showed that in this day and age, the age old dirty tactic of bullying away teams is still alive with some brutal treatment dished to Jwaneng Galaxy.It's not the first time that the Tanzanian club has been accused of using...
The concept of comfort food has evolved over time, to a point where today it is essentially whatever makes you feel good, makes you feel nostalgic, or, basically, whatever you love to eat.When you eat this food it is not only the memory that is...
This essay aims to explore the significance of mental health in the workplace, its impact on employee productivity, and the role of organisations in fostering a mentally healthy work environment. Drawing upon reliable sources, we will examine key...
Of course, if you include several maximum security prisons, our ranking could get better. The countries we have beaten are well-known strife factories. Many of them have been ravaged by internal wars and bickering and leaders who are basically...
I did everything I possibly could so that I give her the life she desired and loved her like she was the only woman alive on planet earth. After a good six years, our union came to cease and it broke my heart so much.I am filled with a lot of...
The emotions had probably been bubbling under, but once fissures cracked open, the eruption has been enormous . Football has witnessed all the ugly twists and turns, with the image of the sport taking a dent with each passing episode. In one corner...
From an evolutionary standpoint, our ancestors developed a preference for sweet foods as a survival mechanism. Sweetness often indicated the presence of ripe fruits, which are rich in essential nutrients and energy. This intrinsic preference helped...
Teaching was in his blood stream and it could not have been an easy call to decide to sever ties with one’s 30-year-old passion and love.Leaving five years shy of the mandatory retirement age, caught by surprise many of his colleagues and well...
The above excerpt describes the socio-political climate prevalent in Africa. Since the early 1990s when many African states went through the third wave of democratisation characterised by a return to multi-party system, the process of democratisation...
For many, when the event came to Botswana’s shores last year April, it was athletics’ crowning moment.It was a first for Botswana as the country was one of only two African nations to get the honour to host a gold status athletics competition....
This is usually at my hubby and I’s favourite stay and breakfast place, Indaba Gaborone.The sous chefs and those in training, all from the brilliant tutelage of Chef Joyce are perfectionists that make sure you are consistently, pleasantly...
You also want your wife to proudly say during a baby shower or bridal shower something like ‘I have a perfect husband because he can straighten his socks drawer’. I know it is not much but it is some kind of ammo for your wife to edify you. So I...
A couple of months ago, I found out that she was cheating on me with her ex- boyfriend and when I confronted her with the issue she confessed that it was true.I forgave her then we moved on with our lives. Some time ago, I was caught having a meek...
This essay aims to provide a comprehensive overview of skin cancer, including its causes, types, and preventive measures, supported by facts from reliable sources.Causes of skin cancer1. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation: The primary cause of skin cancer is...
This is why there could be some justification as to why any discourse surrounding the performance of a school centres around the work of classroom practitioners and school principals.When it comes to accounting for learning outcomes, to the subject...
In modern times, the electoral process constitutes the closest approximation to a method of citizen oversight of the government. Under the umbrella of democracy, elections are organised, carried out, and adjudicated through several distinct formal...
As a vital force within the Botswana Meteorological Services, the world of weather was her undisputed domain. She dispensed the forecast with precision, her words foretelling the impending arrival of “El Niño.” Little did we know, her revelation...
The announcement of political party funding rekindled the old debate about the connection between funding of political parties as a way to enrich democracy in Botswana. In addition, Botswana’s opposition parties have always decried the fact that...
Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.
