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The streets hum with chants of renewal. Regime change arrives on a wave of hope, a collective exhale from a populace weary of the old guard’s missteps. Crowds flood the streets, fists raised in triumphant fervour, convinced that the dawn of a new...

This was a clear and bold declaration to the world, that our country is ready to embrace the limitless possibilities of space technology and claim its rightful place among progressive nations investing in the final frontier.At 8:30 a.m. local time,...

These passionate champions of leaner bureaucracies, often peddle inflexible prescriptions that ignore the nuanced socio-economic realities of nations like Botswana. They argue that a bloated public service undermines fiscal stability and hinders...

The jurisprudential saga surrounding the Carter Morupisi case has finally reached its terminus, culminating in a Court of Appeal (CoA) decision that reaffirms the rigidity of judicial hierarchy and provokes earnest contemplation on the limits of...

Naturally, this sparked a firestorm of hope and expectation. And that heightened sense of unbridled anticipation continues to swell, fuelled further by the Vice President’s Budget Speech, which delivered a hard-edged reality; the inevitable yet...

The new administration, driven by the greater societal good and weighty sense of moral balancing, must confront this malady with unflagging resolve, not Janus-faced rhetoric. How did our country, a land once celebrated as an undisputed oasis of good...

From the fiery downfall of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe to the bloodied streets of post-election Uhuru Kenyatta’s Kenya, our continent has borne witness to the perils of power's friable hold, when leaders entranced by its heady rush, adamantly...

The unanswered questions continue to stir the pot, leaving the public on the edge of their seats, hungry for answers. As the courtroom drama unfolds, this decision has taken on the gravitas of a national spectacle, exposing the delicate...

It was the principal architect of Botswana’s celebrated stability, the steward of its democracy, and a symbol of enduring African governance. Despite this glowing reputation, in an extraordinary turn of events, following the 2024 General Election,...

Yet, in the rarefied atmosphere of a recent retreat for Botswana’s Cabinet ministers, in an unfiltered speech that was markedly long on grandiloquence and emotion, and notably short on complaisance and flattery, President Duma Boko, a human rights...

For all the right or wrong reasons, the legal saga of Morupisi is a headline gripping story that catapults Botswana, a normally quiet country, often overshadowed on the global stage by poorer but noisier States, into the limelight of judicial...

This year, Botswana found itself at the crossroads of political headwinds, economic reckoning, and social dynamism. These events painted an intriguing real-life plot as colourful as it was complex, leaving us with plenty to chew on as we usher in...

The policy aimed to compel supermarkets to support local farmers and galvanise Batswana to embrace farming, sowing the seeds of a stronger agricultural sector. On the surface, the ban seemed like an inspired initiative, a clarion call for food...