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TŠHEMA TŠHEMA

TŠHEMA TŠHEMA

The recently launched Botswana government initiative, aimed at the economic empowerment of the informal sector is rapidly gaining both momentum and public approval. It is one from a barrage (or “mokgokolosa”, as President MEK Masisi prefers) of programmes aimed at improving the lives of Batswana. One thing that really bothers me about it though is the spelling: Chema Chema! For a long time, efforts have been made to emphasise that the Setswana alphabet does not include the letter ‘C’, and…

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