He would gasp for air, fighting for every breath essential to keep him alive! This horrid fate was one that Moilwa Nong had to contend with for fifteen years. He remembered it as if it was yesterday, how it had all started with a very sudden attack that made it difficult for him to breath. His parents immediately took him…
The unfriendly hands of stagnation and lack had gripped Bame Kedikilwe and thrown her into the gutter of humiliation. The only thing she was known for was her poverty. Not even her Events Planning business could upturn the yoke in her life. She would work but only for her employment to be terminated later with no valid reason. At home…
“I looked left, I looked right! ‘Where did that car come from? I am certain it was not there.’ A severely wounded Coster continuously wondered in the ambulance after having a dreadful accident on the 7th of June this year. Upon the flashing of the green traffic lights, Mr. Cosster hit the accelerator just after double-checking that the road was…
Mrs Lekopa’s life was nothing short of perpetual disappointment. She had been in and out of relationships, going from one heart break to the other. Her uncanny love life had become the root of her hopelessness. Marriage to her was something she never thought would be a reality in her life; she had completely written herself off. Moreover her career…
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.…