Miscellaneous: The pride of Serowe
Friday, May 16, 2008
After years of struggle, Miscellaneous have only 90 minutes of football and their dream of playing in Botswana's elite league might come true. All they need to do is to beat visiting BR Highlanders from Mahalapye and results for FC Satmos, Motlakase or Great North Tigers (GNT) will be inconsequential.
The mood in the Bangwato capital this week has been out of this world and if you are a football supporters, you could tell that something special might be heading to the village. For once in a long time, Bangwato are united and it seems the celebrations that would erupt in the village tomorrow might go into the wee hours of the morning.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...