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The launch, marked by the vibrant Africa Night celebration on Monday evening, set the tone for the two-day Lab, which began on Tuesday under the theme “Democratic Institutions Must Deliver Again.” The event has drawn together more than 50...

Our story began in the halls of Kgari Sechele Secondary School (KSII) in 1974. I was a wide-eyed, "greenhorn" Form 1 student, and Oom Jay was part of a legendary group — the school’s very first Form IV class. To us, he and his classmates were...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...