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Implement the recommendations Mr. President

When he received the report on the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the review of the Constitution of Botswana recently, President Mokgweetsi Masisi promised that it would be made public for the benefit of the nation.

The nation is eagerly awaiting this report to have a glimpse of what the recommendations are like, possibly for further debate. Mr. President, it’s our ardent hope that true to your promises, the public will have an opportunity to peruse the report and see if it reflects their interests as the Commission went around the length and breadth of the country collecting views of the people with some choosing to write to the Commission’s secretariat. Please Mr. President don’t whittle it down for any reason!

Having gone through the report, we have noted some interesting recommendations made by the Commission to the President. A majority of these recommendations are aptly captured in the stories littering this edition.

Editor's Comment
Our digital safety is in our hands

That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...

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