Author

Titus Mbuya
  • Rationalise para(site)statals now

    Senior officials, often shielded from scrutiny, were grilled by Members of Parliament in an unprecedented show of democratic oversight. The revelations from these sessions have been sobering. They confirm what many had suspected: a public sector...

  • Reflections on Press Freedom Day

    This year’s World Press Freedom Day was commemorated last Saturday. Here in Botswana, this year’s commemoration is particularly significant. It marks the first World Press Freedom Day under the new administration. Most of us are in a spirit of...

  • Case for public broadcasting: Tread with care

    The consultations began in January this year. A document titled “Business Case Proposal for Transitioning Broadcasting Services and Information Services from State to Public Media”, developed by the Botswana Government Communications and...

  • Mmegi for non-statutory self regulation media council

    Our presentation is structured into three key sections. The first provides a historical overview of Botswana’s media landscape over the past 15 years or so, particularly regarding previous administrations’ attempts to introduce media laws. The...

  • Stop Executive capture in its tracks

    If true, this would merely extend a pattern that has persisted for the past 58 years under Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) rule. A key factor in this dynamic has been the ruling party's historically large parliamentary majority, which allowed it...

  • It is our turn to eat

    In her book, It is our turn to eat, Kenyan journalist and best-selling author, Michela Wrong, tells the story of a whistle-blower, John Githongo, who exposed corruption in his country’s new administration led by Mwai Kibaki, who took over from...

  • Political economy of media vis-a-vis elections

    It goes without saying that 2024 is an important year for Botswana because of the forthcoming general elections. Batswana will be going to the polls in the next six months or so to elect a government of their own choice which will be in charge of...

  • Kevin Mokento’s Lighthouse

    That is a tall order by any stretch of the imagination.I must confess, it is the longest and most unforgettable sentence that I have ever read in my entire life. I am highlighting this anecdote about my interaction with the book not to scare the...

  • Review: Mogae Addresses Botswana and The World

    Plato argues that kings should become philosophers or that philosophers should become kings, as they possess a special level of knowledge to rule the Republic successfully. He says justice is a virtue, as is knowledge, which requires understanding....

  • Corona surge: Chickens come home to roost

    The President further stated that as a result, the government is spending much money on private facilities which are being used for isolation. In the same post, he appealed to those members of the public who contract COVID-19 to self-isolate at home...

  • The Power Chase: A novel by Paul Batshedi More

    Lately, the little time that I get, I would rather use it to read an autobiography. Fiction is a genre that I am very fond of though, because of its entertainment value but also the escapism that it provides to the reader, especially during such...

  • It is the lockdown stupid

    Our own economy is on its knees following the April nation-wide lockdown. Many small-scale companies have gone under, while other companies are retrenching, and workers are subjected to pay cuts. The situation is going to get worse before it gets...

  • Of lockdowns, extensions and phases

    The President explained that it was necessary to extend the lockdown so that work underway in Metsimotlhabe, Molepolole, Ramotswa, Mahalapye, Bobonong and Siviya, where contact tracing and testing is being done could be completed. Giving...

  • The political economy of Covid-19

    Both the United States and the Eurozone economies are expected to crash by 7.5 percent and 6.7 percent respectively in 2020. More than 22 million Americans lost jobs over the last five weeks since President Donald Trump declared a national emergency...

  • Covid-19: Testing, testing and more testing

    The world is left wondering, “what could we have done differently to stop this enemy?” Ironically, as the enemy advances, with a vengeance, all countries, both big and small, are taking cover indoors to save their dear lives. Covid-19 is a...

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