The year 2025: Media's sniveling year
Friday, December 19, 2025 | 110 Views |
Lebogang Mosikare (Reporter)
In the vernacular, sometimes a bad year is condemned to the gutters, to the extent of wishing it never existed, “Ngwaga o o sa nthateng ga o fete.”
To their fellow scribes and family members, the year 2025 is a year they will definitely choose to forget swiftly. This is because the year had inflicted untold pain and misery, as death had struck when it mattered the most. Journalists are comfortable telling their stories, including bereavement or tributes of the people they cover. When death struck the fraternity, pain was written everywhere.
“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...