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Organised by the University of Botswana, the Colloquium for Judicial Officers on Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing held this week, proved just a perfect setting for national introspection of the anti-money...

Maswabi’s dramatic case first came to the fore in 2019 when she was charged on three counts of financing terrorism, unlawful possession of wealth and false declaration of a passport. However, when delivering a keynote address at the Colloquium for...

Several observers have noted that the media could be witnessing a “kodak moment”, which despite being a 20th century pioneer in the photography business, fell by the wayside. Kodak failed to cope with emerging digital photography and competition,...

Throughout the Netflix blockbuster, 'The Trial of Chicago 7,' the judge is depicted as a heinous man who leaned more towards the State against a rancorous group of protestors charged with conspiracy to incite a riot, amongst other offences....

Reacting to the SONA, various unions shared similar concerns on the need for improved relations between government and unions. They expressed worry over the collapse of the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) and hoped the new administration...

The BDF is challenging the orders by Judge Lot Moroka of Francistown delivered on September 13, 2023 . The order indicated that the termination of the de-linking be and is hereby declared null and void and that the plaintiffs are entitled to be paid...

As the old English saying goes, “he who laughs the last, laughs the longest/hardest/loudest”. This description could best fit the story of the first people of the Kalahari usually referred to as the San/Basarwa or the Bushmen.Having lived...

Indeed that came as a relief to the many who had longed for a regime change for years that the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) found itself in power. Mr President, it would appear Batswana were expressing their displeasure in the BDP’s complacency...

As the nation gathered at the National Stadium this morning at 6am, it was all jubilations as Batswana welcomed their newly inaugurated President, Advocate Duma Boko, which many hope will bring change they long for. However, in their crosshairs will...

l Has the trade union influencegone with the wind?One wonders whether the days of the maverick, militant and often disruptive trade union figures of our time be brought back. These are men and women who stood for a cause. Men and women who back then...

How ironic? All this, coupled with the dwindling global revenues in the face of a growing digital platforms threats and a challenge to credibility makes matters worse. Additionally, a lack of laws that protect journalists and explicitly pronounce...

The 2024 Bulela Ditswe marked exactly 12 years since the party introduced the system in 2003. Before then, the system used to determine candidates was exclusive of voices of the majority.Over the years, Bulela Ditswe which loosely translates “let...