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  • Where is judicial independence?

    Of recent, judicial independence and its ability to administer justice independently without any form of interference from third forces is under the spotlight.This was after claims were made by one of the judges, Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe that...

  • BDP elective congress: Unite or perish

    This is an exciting trice that brings together party operatives from the length and breadth of the country under one roof, especially after a long pause precipitated by the advent of the outbreak of the ravaging COVID-19.Meetings like the Tsabong...

  • Govt must bail out BR

    This week we continue the editorial to highlight the importance of the passenger train to the transport system of this country.The issue is escalated to the government level because we believe it cannot just be business as usual on this one. BR...

  • BR must find ways to make Blue Train profitable

    The story talks about how the ‘Blue Train’, as locals have often called it, has vanished just three years after returning on the rail line.The train stopped operation in January 2020.According to the story, this time the train could be gone for...

  • Why is gov’t quiet on Khumotaka parting shot?

    In her remarks the new PS told her management team that she was looking forward to working with them as a team that would support each other.She further encouraged them to be committed in serving Batswana with due diligence bearing in mind that the...

  • BDP should come out clean

    The BDP recently submitted to the Presidential Commission on Constitutional Review calling for inclusion of a clause that prohibits former presidents from political activism.In its submission before the Commission, the ruling party argued former...

  • Masisi, Khama should calm down

    It was the last one and Maharaj Conference Centre was packed to the brim. It was Ian Khama’s last he attended as president and he said all the sweetest things about his then successor to be, Mokgweetsi Masisi, promising that Masisi was the best...

  • Anti-doping: A battle the nation has to win

    It is altering the sporting landscape at a worrying rate. Doping is now deeply rooted in Botswana, a country with a relatively small population of athletes.Under the Athletics Integrity Unit, Botswana is classified under Category B and already shares...

  • More to the Karema case than meets the eye

    When Lobatse residents went on the rampage recently, people condemned them as they rioted demanding for answers to a confusing development as the police investigated the incident of the missing boy.This week, the matter took a new twist after the...

  • Shame on the Police!

    According to a press statement from the police, unidentified armed men attacked on duty police officers at the station in the early hours of Tuesday.During the attack, the suspects stole 14 riffles, five pistols and an undisclosed number of...

  • Masisi should speak for KPs reform

    On the other hand, President Mokgweetsi Masisi is set to embark on a trip to Europe to canvass support for Botswana’s bid to host the KP Secretariat.While it will be a good thing for Botswana to win the bid to have the KP Secretariat on our shores,...

  • Ministers shouldrespect Dikgosi

    During the last day of their meeting, the Dikgosi posted 34 questions, of which only two were answered. Despite the House seating for only five days, Cabinet ministers found it hard to make time to answer questions from tribal leaders. Thirty-two...

  • When are we policing the police?

    After serving only a few months of their sentences, the soldiers were granted an unexplained presidential pardon by ex-president Ian Khama.In 2012, John’s father, James Kalafatis, died after being savagely beaten and dumped behind the Sir Seretse...

  • The interfering hand of the Executive

    As a parent, the Office of the President (OP) could have done better by simply intervening in the impasse between the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and the DCEC well in time, rather than watching silently as the two security organs...

  • Fighting stock theft should be collective effort

    Within this form of farming come challenges such as drought, diseases and stock theft amongst others.From these difficulties, stock theft is becoming a bane to pastoralists either those who rear cattle or small stock.Stealing of cattle is causing...

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