Distressed Mother, Gabs

25 March, 2014

I DON’T TRUST MY BOYFRIEND WHEN IT COMES TO MY DAUGHTER

Mmamalome, I am a forty year old mother of two, a boy and a teenage girl. The father to my children died some ten years ago and I have been dating someone for the past five years. Because my daughter is growing so fast and now in her teen stage I no longer trust my boyfriend or any man. I want to part ways with my boyfriend for the sake of my daughter. I just want to be the best mother. Am I being too overprotective or what? I need advice on what to do?

KARABO - Setlogolo, you have not stated what makes you not trust your boyfriend around your daughter. Being a mother is challenging and I understand that you want the best for your children. As a mother you also have the responsibility of protecting your children, which means you cannot have a relationship with someone who you cannot trust. However, I suggest you think hard about what you want to do to avoid regrets.

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Editors Note

We return once more with another mouthwatering edition. We bring you the Miss Botswana 2026 as our cover story to encourage young beautiful ones out there that hard work and perseverance always pays.

Our youth need to know that their God-given talent can be utilised to earn them a living. Be it in sport, beauty pageants or any pursuit they wish to undertake.

Life is not always about having a white or blue-collar job, waking each day to sit behind a desk in an office or working for someone or some company. It is all about maximising every little opportunity we have to accomplish that, which we desire.

We also feature a story of the Botswana Sports Awards, which saw a young man of the moment, a 400 metre World Champion and a national records breaker, Collen Kebinatshipi become the toast of the awards night. He came out of the night as the biggest winner.

This edition also brings to you the Foot and Mouth Disease painful reality as the nation continues to grapple with having very limited supply of beef.

Lesotho Jazz Music artist, Budhaza once sang that he has never seen a feast with no meat (Mokete o senang nama, kere ha ke so o bone). The reality is that this disease has truly affected one of the nation’s staple foods, beef. Lets all do what is necessary to ensure it does not continue to become a thorn in the flesh (beef) of our beloved cattle-rearing nation. 

This edition also contains a solemn feature of a nation in grief following the death of its 3rd President, Dr Festus Gontebanye Mogae. The distinguished statesman was widely loved and appreciated for so many things that he was to Botswana and the world.

We see it fit to share with you his story and to help you find closure in this edition. Rra Nametso was laid to rest in Phomolong at the upmarket Phakalane Suburb in the North of the capital city, Gaborone.

In other news, we share with you stories of  Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional integration. We share a story of late former South Africa President and global icon, Dr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela use of an airstrip in Kanye during the apartheid struggle.

We feature also a story about a monument built in Lobatse to remember Dr Mandela. So sit back and enjoy the read as well as many other interesting articles.

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