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A requiem for ‘BK’

‘BK’s body was interred at Maunatlala village
‘BK’s body was interred at Maunatlala village

MAUNATLALA: According to journals, there is this thing we tend to do when we hear the awful news that people we know or admire have cancer or other dire diagnoses.

“We transform them into courageous warriors, ready to battle and conquer the forces of the evil disease. They’re suddenly heroes.

Fighters. It can feel odd to them because just a bit ago, they were everyday humans, sometimes brave, sometimes scared, trying to navigate the twists and turns of life like everybody else,” journals further state the reality about what our loved ones experience. It can be really painful. Renowned author, Kehinde Victoria shares that at some point in our lives, most of us have had to battle an illness.

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Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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