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To whom Is Botswana’s capital beholden?

Bean counters: The Ministry of Finance's headquarters in Gaborone
Bean counters: The Ministry of Finance's headquarters in Gaborone

In Botswana, the means of production mirror a zero-sum game: little incentive for the private sector to drive diversification and billions drained from the public purse through budgetary inefficiencies.

In a world where capital is either the servant of the wealthy or the master of the poor, who really benefits from Botswana’s capital? TIMOTHY LEWANIKA writes

Capital is a highly contested ideology, dating back to the conflicting theorems posited by Karl Marx and Adam Smith. The two sides of the capital ideology coin have shaped how countries forge developmental paths. For one side of the aisle, the means of production should be controlled by the State for equal distribution while the antagonists believe private capital should control the means of production and profit should be a reward to labour and effort.

Editor's Comment
BDF visitation approval a welcome development

BDF camps are military camps, and there is a need for stricter rules and regulations to safeguard their operations as well as ensure the safety of civilians. Of course, military personnel are human, and they have relatives as well as girlfriends and boyfriends, but the fact remains that the BDF is responsible for ensuring national security and stability and, as such, will be one of the first targets in the event of possible attacks. The decision...

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