As a qualified Computer Scientist and Vocational Educator Mrs Mmakgama Dipitse had expected her life to be a smooth sailing, she had hoped to get a good job in no time but opposite was the case. She found herself moving from one temporary job to another, toiling for a minimum wage. She ended up as reception class teacher, a profession…
In June 2016, Ms Boitshepo Othusitse started to experience excruciating pains on the right side of her lower abdomen. As the ache persisted, she paid a visit to the medics who then informed her that she had ovarian cysts. Boitshepo was also told to constantly take painkillers to subdue the pain and hopefully to cause the cysts to rupture. However,…
One fateful day in August 2016, Mr Victor Motswagae witnessed the strangest of ordeals. Stuck in the loo for quite some time, he did not know what to do anymore, he just couldn’t ease himself! This experience did shock him but at first he took it lightly, attributing it to his bad eating regime and limited water intake. As such…
With a dream to be a great business man, Abraham Bodutu set up a construction company in 2004. At that time, it was very promising – the numerous tenders he would land as well as the enormous cheque credited to his account were all positive signs that his dream would become a reality. However, in 2009 his business took a…
Mystified by the agonizing pain and blood gushing out of her body, she cried out; “Is this a light show? What are these people doing here? Somebody please help me!” These were the last words she said before arriving in the hospital. Will she survive? Just before embarking on the long trip to her home town in Sebina, Mrs. Mbaiwa…
Talk of waking up on wet blankets each and every day! This is surely no man’s dream! Unimaginable as it is, this was the life of the 12 year old Louis Madibela. His bedwetting problem had been described as something that would fade away with time by doctors but Louis eventually discovered that the matter was getting out of hand.…
Growing up, Mr Batswana Basimolodi got sidetracked from his ultimate goal of building himself a bright future. He developed an addiction to alcohol and smoking marijuana in the year 2005. The addiction gradually grew to the extent that He found himself trying by all means to quit but all to no avail. The more he tried to quit, the more…
Mr Dinywao Ditsele had been tormented by the spirit of lust which made him to indulge in several relationships which would always lead to a disappointment in his love life. Moreover, he was constantly battling with fitting in among his mates who in turn influenced him to join their drinking sprees at clubbing areas. These habits robbed him of peace…
Shato Mpoloka’s life was really nothing to write home about! After failure and expulsion from an International institute of higher learning, Shato found himself as a street vendor; selling T-shirts at the Gaborone Bus rank. His state was so pitiable that he could not even get a proper job on his own. By the grace of God, he came to…
For the past four years, Ms Thandie Mogojwe has been working in a position she was overly qualified for as a temporary diamond sorter. She states that when she was offered the job, she had hopes that in no time she would be offered a permanent post but nothing of that sort transpired. Nonetheless, she worked as if everything depended…