Thinking of calling a taxi company? Think again.

If you're not familiar with the kombi system, it's not easy to get from A to B. My absolute last suggestion would be to call a taxi company.

You might, however, call a taxi. The way it works is as follows: you call a specific person, mention you are trying to get from A to B, and say the time you would like to be picked up. You then ask if it is possible. If it's within town, expect to pay P30 ($4.34).

But which taxi should you call?

My main man is Tendai. He never stands me up, and he's never late. Apart from Sunday mornings, he's always on duty. He's the most reliable taxi driver I've come across in my time here. He even let me borrow his CD one time.

When it comes to cabs, Tendai gets it done.

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Tendai

Cell: 7120 3278 or 7136 1366

Tired of not knowing what people are saying?

Eventually, one gets sick of living in a place and not knowing the language.

Please, do yourself a favor, and take some Setswana lessons. It's not hard to learn the basics, especially if taught by the right person.

As far as I can tell, there are very few people who make a living out of Setswana lessons. Nthati is one of them. She's amazing. She's taught Peace Corps volunteers for over a decade, and is willing and able to give private or group lessons. Compared to language courses elsewhere in the world, her hourly asking price of P50 ($7.25) for group and P150 ($21.75) for individual lessons is nothing. Nada. Take the lessons. You will be happy. You will make others happy. You will know when people are talking about you.

Ntwa kgolo ke ya molomo. The biggest battle you can fight is with your mouth.

When it comes to Setswana lessons, Nthati gets it done.

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Nthati

Cell: 7169 8807

New Car, New Needs

We just got a car - the only car, really. When it comes to Southern Africa, it's got to be a Toyota Corolla. Everyone can fix it; everyone has parts.

What everyone doesn't have, though, not even at HiFi Corporation, is the adaptor to go from headphone jack to tape player. For that, again, we ended up at Silver Star (PTY) LTD. Check it out: they're on Facebook.

Once again, Silver Star gets it done.

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Silver Star (PTY) LTD

Dealers in Musical Instruments and Professional Audio Equipment

Physical: Plot 8883, African Mall

- See it on the Top Thusa map -

Phone: 391 3913

Fax: 397 4566

Email: silverstar.bw@gmail.com