A Calendar for 2009 Selected by
Friday, December 05, 2008

It is the season for purchasing calendars for 2009 as gifts, and for your walls, even, if so arranged, as a reminder of key events and appointments. It has 28 pages, including the covers, and sells for P120 each. It is also available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk.
The premier calendar for many years in Botswana is that from the Kuru Art Project, which is now 18 years old. The project now has 19 members from two of the 16 Khoisan language groups in Botswana: Naro and Duci San.
As the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government takes charge, it must act decisively to equip the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) with the tools, laws, and resources needed to combat graft. The time for half-measures is over. DCEC Director-General, Botlhale Makgekgenene’s, recent address to the Public Accounts Committee paints a stark picture. Over five years, leadership instability, chronic underfunding and weak...