Author

Professor Mustapha Mekideche told representatives from over 30 Africa states gathering in Gaborone this week that, member states are not paying their annual subscriptions, while others are reluctant to accede to the initiative. “The funding...

He asserted that South Africa needs help to get full liberation. He said the absence of full liberation explains the xenophobic attacks in the country. The nonagenarian Mugabe was addressing journalists at the end of his visit to the SADC secretariat...

Addressing journalists yesterday afternoon at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Venson- Moitoi said it was not true either, that Khama walked out of the summit in Harare. She said Khama got permission from the chair of the meeting to leave...

Unlike the civil service, life for workers in the private sector is not easy. It is a dog eat dog affair and survival of the fittest in the private sector where unionisation is a cumbersome process often accompanied by suspicions with possible...

Just when it looked like things were improving for the ‘dark continent’, following the 2011 Arab Spring, we are once again back to square one – feeding international news media with negative news. African leaders, academics, and...

The 2014 Human Development annual report has raised a concern about lack of sustainable jobs, noting that local tertiary institutions do not produce graduates that the job market requires. “This may also be a reflection that  education is...

Presenting the Insurance Industry Bill before parliament this week, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning Kenneth Matambo said that the bill will protect insurance policy holders, insurance agents, regulatory issues and national...

Addressing journalists at the Mass Media Complex yesterday, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the State Presidency, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo, said that the department has acquired all the necessary equipment for the project. He said that there are many...

Word is rife at Government Enclave that Seretse could be appointed the inaugural head of the counter-terrorism unit. “There is that possibility that he will get the position, either as a consultant, or any such position created by the...

He has lambasted his party’s administration projects as hiding behind a finger, claiming to create jobs. He said that the programme has many shortcomings and gives the impression government is prioritising on safety nets over creation of...

When former President Festus Mogae visited Japan in July 2006, with an entourage of not less than five ministers and countless senior government officials, hopes were high that the visit would change Botswana’s fortunes. In fact, the main...

I am more in love with our parliament, and that is why I have purchased a tent, on hire purchase albeit, just to set up a camp at the National Assembly backyard to get a glimpse of this nude minister. I hope that the security guards will not give me...