Back in 2016 I bought a book by David Hughes titled: “The Man with the stick and other tales from a bar in Botswana” from Amazon.
In July 2019, at the Africa Writes Festival, British Library, an elderly white gentleman sat next to me. At the end of the session, guided by my Zebras All Kasi top he asked whether I come from Botswana.
He would tell me that he is a publisher and that they have a book titled: “The Man with the stick and other tales from a bar in Botswana”. We spoke about the author David Hughes from Manchester who was a teacher at Shashe River School, Tonota, near to the Flamingo Bar.
He stated that, unfortunately, David passed just last year.
Nigel would later invite me for lunch at his house. Where I met with Sue and Nick. Sue tells me she was a librarian in Gaborone back in the 60s. And Nick travels to Botswana often for work. The couple was actually in Chobe last year.
Nigel read History at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, in 1959. He used to work for International Voluntary Service (IVS), and became its General Secretary. Nigel tells me he knows Kanye and they (IVS) used to send nurses and other volunteers there back in the 70s and 80s.
He was also Director of the Africa Centre in London.
Today, Nigel will be my guest at the Alexander McCall Smith Botswana event.
Blessing Kgosi e tsile Kgasa 