Shut up Survival International! Issues  |  Ferdinand Berkhof It is exactly two years back that visitors of the International Tourism Fair in Spain were confronted with protestors from the British organisation Survival International (SI) calling for a boycott of tourism to Botswana. A Survival spokesperson who attended the protest said: “Anyone who cares about... Posted on: Tuesday, 22 January, 2013

The Ministry of Health is misleading the nation Talking HIV and Human Rights  |  Uyapo Ndadi The last sitting of parliament saw the emergence of a bill which roots are unknown. It is called the Public Health Bill. This bill if passed into law will see some of us ashamed of being Batswana. The bill seeks to legalize invasion of human rights and will cast Botswana in bad light as she is known... Posted on: Tuesday, 22 January, 2013

AFCON 2013: The one that got away YoungManPal Uncut  |  Thuso Palai The African Nations Cup Finals is upon us and unlike last year, Botswana is absent. This could have been the perfect Nations Cup Finals to compete in, as it is being hosted a stone throw away from our country. Posted on: Tuesday, 22 January, 2013

Is love cursed by Monogamy? On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega Is it possible to be romantically attracted to and sleep with only one person? Is monogamy a possible feat or an ideal that encourages everyone to conform or “do the right thing” in accordance with certain people’s standards? Posted on: Monday, 21 January, 2013

And what’s with this abdication of responsibility for the mess at education? Crossroads   |  Lawrence Ookeditse The Junior Certificate results have been released. Appalling they are and you wonder what those many souls will be doing if not absorbed to continue schooling. We are talking of a situation where 59 percent of the students got grade D or worse. They have failed en mass. The reactions to this shock h... Posted on: Friday, 18 January, 2013

Mirror, mirror on the wall… Maya Roze Dialogues  |  Maya Roze How often do you stand in from of the mirror and pretend as if you are on stage at a show? I tried and did not last longer than 15 minutes. I could not take myself seriously. Imagine that. I am willing to stand in front of a crowd and host an event mara to talk to myself is something else. I wonder ... Posted on: Friday, 18 January, 2013

TV broadcast row halts League YoungManPal Uncut  |  Thuso Palai The Botswana Premier League Board of Governors is currently dilly-dallying as to when the second round of the Premier League should start, and quite frankly I’m so disappointed that football loving Batswana, who are major stakeholders, are not getting any information on what actually is going on. Posted on: Friday, 18 January, 2013

The cursed continent Crossroads   |  Lawrence Ookeditse Africa. In droves they were taken as slaves, incarcerated as though they were animals. Shipped to the Western world so closely packed together as though they were sardines. Years later, they were brutalized and dispossessed as their lands were taken over by colonialists eager to rape them of their ... Posted on: Wednesday, 16 January, 2013

ATM fathers On The Flipside  |  Keletso Thobega There is a continuingly growing trend of ‘ATM fathers’; males who sow their seeds anywhere their ‘Mandingo’ can poke without much thought, only to play the “Duela maintenance” role, without playing any significant role in the lives of their children. Is this the legacy we want to leave - of part-tim... Posted on: Tuesday, 15 January, 2013

Who will succeed Khama? Ruffling Feathers  |  Kealeboga Dihutso That the country will have a new vice president after the 2014 general elections is not in doubt. The current VP has made it clear that he will not stand for re-election. Furthermore we know that 2014 will be the current President’s last elections. Should he win which, barring a phenomenal implosion... Posted on: Tuesday, 15 January, 2013