Parly committees doing a good job but...

The 10th Parliament has not attracted positive news since it was sworn in two years ago following the hotly contested elections. The Speaker of the National Assembly neither, has gotten any positive press coverage as she is often accused of bias by opposition Members of Parliament and Botswana Democratic Party backbenchers.

However, the work of the parliamentary select committees cannot go unrecognised especially the Public Accounts Committee, and the Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises (CSBSE).

Recent revelations at the aforementioned committees are a clear indication that there is a lot that needs to be done in terms of tightening our laws, policies, control measures and processes.

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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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