Independence Day in Mochudi

By lunchtime, Gaborone was locked in traffic jams. Almost all the major roads had bumper-to-bumper traffic.Some people were rushing to the malls to pay their bills, others to get money or send money to loved ones through the bank. Some just wanted to buy stuff to take to their homes for the holidays - groceries and clothes for the extended family. It was busy. After all, Independence Day was around the corner. It was the next day on Thursday.

At tyre service shops and petrol stations vehicles were being readied to take long trips away from the hustle and bustle of the city life, to villages far flung all over the country. You know as Batswana, just like most Africans, we have a strong attachment to our villages. Almost everyone will tell you that they are from a village.