Another day, another talkshop

Fifteen heads of state from our region gathered in Victoria Falls over the weekend for what has become an annual exercise in back-patting and high-fiving in the Old Boys Club.

From the noble objectives of national liberation as the Frontline States, to the reduction of their reliance on apartheid South Africa as the SADCC, to greater economic integration development as SADC, countries in the region appear progressive on the surface.

However, the multitudes of protocols and institutions, the frequency of summits and other meetings and the tomes of communiqués produced over the years since establishment in 1992 have not been reflected in actual movement within SADC.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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