IF YOU thought that my having disappeared from these pages was due in no small part to the howling critics that prowl the comments section at the bottom, then you are probably right. While trying to gauge my popularity, I … Read more
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Seperated at birth: commuter drivers and touts
I DECIDED to take the commuter taxi here in Botswana the other day just to tap into the vibe of the moment. It was then that I became convinced that commuter omnibus drivers (and their obnoxious touts) are born of … Read more
I can dare to dream
I AM a dreamer. In fact I have always been a dreamer. At times I have some small dreams but sometimes I do also have some big dreams. Yes, very big dreams! Maybe that is exactly who I am! A … Read more
Why are (some) diasporians out of touch?
A RELATIVE of a distant relative returned from Canada to visit a couple of weeks ago. It had been ten years since we had last seen him. It was evident he was so home sick because he wept when he … Read more
Graduate blues
MY PARENTS have always instilled the value of education in me from as long as I can remember, more importantly to follow my heart and do what I enjoyed. Their exact words were: “If you get educated, you can get … Read more
We’re God’s gift to the world
THE question in the minds of people around the world is this: how did Zimbabwe survive the worst economic collapse this side of the solar system? The answer lies in a number of issues that require careful dissection. The first … Read more
South Africa: still a land of many possibilities
THERE is something paradoxical about South Africa which will perhaps never go, at least not in our lifetime: no matter what publicity the country gets, life goes on and they survive, dance, drink, laugh, play and still attract millions of … Read more
The journey back to rock bottom
WE LEFT Francistown for Bulawayo last Friday a little after 8PM since the border closes at ten. So there was no hurry to get home. Sibindi’s half toner (truck) was laden with a new wardrobe and a second hand … Read more
