As we celebrate Independence...

FRANCISTOWN: As Botswana turns 44 on Thursday, I cannot stop thinking about what it means to me and those close to me.

The question that refuses to go away is, "Could this be the Botswana I grew up in?"

I cannot help gasping at the differences - some positive and others negative - that occurred over the years from my cradle to 2010.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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