Blogs in July 2019

Botswana Time 5th July 2019

Will Randall travels with a purpose, as well as an outrageous sense of fortune. In INDIAN SUMMER he found himself, by chance, having the extraordinary experience of helping slum schoolchildren put on a play to help save their school....

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When Rain Clouds Gather And Maru 5th July 2019

When Rainclouds Gather: Escaping South Africa and his troubled past, Makehaya crosses the border to Botswana, in the hope of leading a peaceful, purposeful life. In the village of Golema Mmidi he meets Gilbert, a charismatic Englishman who is...

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A Death in the Family 16th February 2018

Faced with the violent death of his own father, even Assistant Superintendent David ‘Kubu’ Bengu, Botswana’s keenest mind, is baffled. Who would kill such a frail old man? Set amidst the dark beauty of modern Botswana, A Death in...

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Tears of the Giraffe 21st July 2016

“The giraffe gives its tears to the women and they weave them into the basket. Why does the giraffe gives its tears? I suppose that it means that we can all give something. A giraffe has nothing else to...

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The Scent of Rain 29th June 2015

Botswana – An antidote to fast moving city life and throwaway society. It’s not long since life was less full and frenetic. And it wasn’t all bad. It provided fertile ground for the imagination. This author captures and conveys warmth...

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