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Dear KgosikgoloHello Kgosikgolo. Having seen you brag this week about your rail adventures with Kgosikgolo Mswati of eSwatini, I know for sure this brief letter will find you in good health and good spirits even though I am not sure anymore about...

When the news of Mike Mothibi's death reached me via a text message from The Midweek Sun’s former scribe Yvonne Mooka, I was immediately gutted. Left numb. For this is the man I was only talking about - with my colleagues - some few days...

The combative relationship between the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) bodes ill for next year’s general elections.Ideally, as an electoral management body, the IEC ought to maintain a cordial and...

One of the most prominent conversations being had by queer millennials is that, by virtue of being queer, they never got to experience dating as teenagers and to fully express themselves. They had to hide their sexuality and wait until they were...

- Biggie Butale chose to defy his party the Botswana Patriotic Front and addressed party members in Francistown at what he called a consultative meeting. This is despite his expulsion from the party, and he still sees himself as the legitimate...

Dear readerYou guys seem not to know this, but there is a very easy way to join the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DIS) in Botswana, and become an agent of the organisation without having to go through any interviews or any form...

Dear BiggieI pray that this brief again finds you well Comrade Reverend Ganda Biggie Butale. If anybody needs dithapelo, ke wena Biggie. Kana in Tshetlha you are dealing with a master schemer and I wonder what he could be planning against you this...

Botswana National Front’s Resego Kgosidintsi better known as Petrol Bomb, stepped down from her position as president of the BNF Youth League this past Tuesday. According to a letter she wrote to BNF, personal circumstances have necessitated that...

Dear Sports MinisterI hear that your Namibian counterpart eventually called you last week to tell you that bone tota they were just joking when they said they would join you in bidding to host the 2027 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. I always...

It seems election season in Botswana is already in full swing. As negotiations between the government and De Beers about sales and long-term lease agreements near the finishing line, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has thrown a spanner in the works with...

The idea of forming AP (Alliance for Progressives) was not bad at all. I supported that idea and still believe in it. AP was formed to bring sanity and dignity in politics. It was a platform for solutions to our problems. It was meant to approach...

Dear reader:When it comes to the matter of the legendary Masisi-Khama feud, very few have chosen the discomfort of fence-sitting. It is either one is on the side of the current president and his administration, or they are with the former president...

Murder for ritual purposes, particularly of women and children, has recently escalated as it has become more frequent. Its escalation has led to some fearing that if nothing is done, the diabolic act may reach pandemic proportions.The dastardly act...

During their annual conference in July last year in Mahalapye, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), which is a partner in the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) alongside the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Peoples’ Party (BPP), gave...

THE TEACHERHave perfect clean leather interiorsLeather car seats are a delicate material that can easily get destroyed over time. To keep them in good condition, many people recommend the use of olive oil after you are done cleaning the seats. First,...