NITTY GRITTY
Friday, August 03, 2007
"Yes, we can certainly tell from your language not only who you are, but what you want to be with that half-baked American accent of yours!" says Walkie rather too directly.
"You know what Walkie, I'm really hurt because I thought that you of all people would understand where I'm coming from and where I'm at.
Instead, you sitting there dissing me. You know that life for me's bin hard and lots of lonely. I grew up in the ghetto, gal, like I mean in da hood. Not like all y'all who was raised in the village with family and a wooden spoon in y'alls mouths.
That should concern every Motswana. The implications extend far beyond cattle and farmers. Botswana’s beef industry is a critical pillar of the economy, supporting thousands of households and sustaining businesses along the value chain.The loss of access to lucrative export markets has already demonstrated how quickly an animal-health crisis can become an economic crisis.This is, therefore, not the time for complacency, blame, or political...