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So, I happened to pass by the Mmegi newsroom on a Tuesday morning. As expected, the journalists there were going about their business trying to gather stories for the week’s edition.It’s the kind of aura that I had been accustomed to from a young...

This comes in the wake of a case in which Mzwinila is challenging the decision by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to approach the court seeking to interdict his assets. Initially slated for arguments this past Tuesday, the matter was...

Established in 1994 under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government, the DCEC has, for the greater part of its existence, been generally regarded as a ‘useless’ entity. Despite Botswana holding it down for years as one of Africa’s most...

On Thursday, millions of Ugandans went to the polls to cast their vote in the presidential elections pitting longtime authoritarian, Yoweri 'M7' Museveni, against pop star Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, in an election that,...

This is according to the recent BSE Market Performance Report for January to November 2025 released in December. According to the BSE, while total equity turnover ballooned to P5.47 billion nearly four times higher than in the same period last year...

A giant of the struggle has fallen!When the nation stood in ululation(s) anticipating the dawn of a new year, on the other hand, a new dawn away from earth was indeed setting in for one of Botswana’s gigantic opposition political figures,...

The erstwhile director general of the DCEC, Tymon Katlholo, alleges that during this period the graft-busting agency was infiltrated, impunity became entrenched, institutions were weakened, and innocent citizens were persecuted on trumped-up charges...

While these platforms have opened new avenues for communication, they have also eroded the financial foundations of traditional media, weakened local journalism, and introduced unprecedented challenges related to misinformation, data protection, and...

Following the success of the Botswana team in the just-ended Tokyo, Japan World Championships, which resulted in Botswana winning a gold medal in the 400*4 men’s relay team and another gold and bronze in the 400M men’s final, it called for a...

For nearly six decades, the press has been an indispensable part of our national story, chronicling our progress while exposing our shortcomings. But today, questions loom large about whether the media still carries the same democratic weight it once...

In a more shocking turn of events, the recent Malawi elections have brought in a change of government with the country’s ex-president, Peter Mutharika, defeating incumbent president Lazarus Chakwera with 56.8% of the vote against the latter’s...

With billions of users worldwide, it offers an unparalleled opportunity to bridge cultural divides and foster understanding. Yet, alongside its many benefits, Facebook has also become a breeding ground for hate speech, a toxic phenomenon that...

The notion that journalism is failing in its duties, as often peddled on social media discourse, especially by those who seek to criticize the extent to which it can influence change, is sometimes misguided and, if left unchecked, would mislead the...

The name Kgosi Ngakaagae is not strange to Botswana politics. Although not a politician himself, the “celebrity lawyer” as often dubbed by his social media fanatics has seen it all.Ngakaagae has stood at the heart of a nation’s history as it...

It should be interesting to note its contents, which are not yet public. However, let’s be a little patient. Hopefully, it will be timeously shared with stakeholders for appreciation now that the OP has received it. The Task Team, appointed in...