China and Africa: A closer community for a better world
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By Yi Fan
The world will never be the same after COVID-19. Yet in a world changed and changing in ways unseen before, certain things do endure. The fraternity between China and Africa is one of them. Forged in the early nationhood of the People’s Republic of China and African countries, such friendship has grown into a towering tree defying winds and rains over the decades.
And certainly, it will not be deterred by COVID-19. From 4 to 9 January 2021, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi started his official visits to the world with a five-nation tour to Africa, a proud tradition upheld by every Chinese foreign minister over the past 30 years. Rain or shine, China and Africa are always there for each other. President Xi Jinping visited Africa on his maiden foreign trip in 2013. Many African leaders, like Tanzanian founding father Julius Nyerere, visited China quite a few times. From building TAZARA to fi
ILLUSTRATION: Fire
Gaborone West Police are investigating a case in which a 50-year-old man allegedly sustained injuries while burning his 45-year-old ex-girlfriend’s rented house in Phase 1 on Boxing Day.
It is alleged the suspect went to the woman’s house at around 8pm and demanded to know who she was dating.
When the woman was still shocked by the sudden interrogation, the man allegedly took the cooking pots off the stove and spilled the food on the floor.
The suspect allegedly uttered words ‘ke tsile go go betsa, ke bo ke go bolaa ke bo ke ipolaa’ (I’ll beat you up, kill you and then kill myself).