Panic Disorder

...ba href=/panic disorder/a/b." Grim is made anxious by new faces, public spaces, elevators, and driving.

He worries about germs on doorknobs and is subject to panic attacks in crowded stores.

But when it comes to dogs, fear has no sway.

Grim cruises regularly through the kind of urban blight armed police officers prefer to avoid.

When necessary, he tosses harsh words at street toughs.

And several times daily, he kneels among packs of stray street dogs - dogs with gunshot wounds, dogs missing limbs, dogs bleeding from open wounds.

He offers them bits of hot dogs, cubes of cheese, and - to any who will allow it - gentle caresses of love.

He has been bitten, but not often.

It's harder to get close to most of these frightened strays than to be bitten by them, he insists.

And even the aggressive ones, he believes, are remarkably responsive to a kind and fearless approach.

Grim says he can't pinpoint an exact moment when rescuing dogs became his life's work.

He began saving stray dogs and cats as a child and, in a way, it's just always been with him.

He worked for a time as a flight attendant, then quit to open his own dog-grooming shop.

But, distracted by the sight and thought of stray dogs, he couldn't keep his mind on business.

Soon, it became his cause.

He discovered where they lived, and learned to watch them, woo them, and, when necessary, trap them.

By 1998, Grim was working full time for Stray Rescue, his own nonprofit organization and shelter.

Insisting he has no organizational skills, ...

... Mmegi Online :: news we need to know Vol.23 No.32 Friday 3 March 2006 Home NewsEditorialOpinion/LettersCartoon StripBusiness WeekTechnologyFeaturesArts/Culture ReviewSport News I'm just discharging my mandate - Ntuane 3/5/2006 4:22:59 PM (GMT +2) He was meant to be the BDP's chief spin-doctor in Parliament.

But Botsalo Ntuane has become one of government's fiercest critics from the ruling party.

He says he is only discharging his mandate.

MESH MOETI reports On the eve of his motion that government put on abeyance planned liquor restrictions, Specially elected Member of Parliament, Botsalo Ntuane sits down to explain what drives his latest challenge.

He puts it down to two things: a deep conviction that in a liberal society, government should respect individual freedoms, and a belief that consultation with stakeholders is a pillar of Botswana's democracy.

He feels that in drawing up the latest restrictions, government crossed the line that democratic governments should respect.

For someone who believes that Botswana has one of the best democracies in the world, he is quite disappointed.

"One of the pillars of our democracy is consultation - genuine and sincere consultation.

As a public representative, I have a duty to consolidate this form of democracy.

These liquor regulations reflect an instance where we are circumventing this important process," Ntuane says.

"I believe we have to be sensitive to the likely repercussions before implementing these regulat...

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