Hopping between the spaces where I was raised at Boikago ward in Palapye and the kotoisi just a stone’s throw away from Lotsane River was an exciting experience that had already made the Palapye railway station my second home.The railway compound,...
During our days as boys and girls, there were only two important places to visit on independence day: The village kgotla and your primary school. It was literally difficult to sleep on the eve of the Independence Day, thinking about the day’s...
As the curtain falls on September, many are always taken aback at what the “underdog” has turned into. For those who were alive on the day 57 years ago, many still fail to reconcile what they see in the present with the bleak yesteryears of...
Rough diamond sales, prices and revenues are down this year, in certain cases by double digit percentages, a fact being keenly monitored by the Finance Ministry which has said it stands ready to slash the growth forecast and up the expected budget...
Kobamelo Kgoboko, who was in Singapore this week to accept an Award of Merit by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), given for the design of Mohembo Bridge, said the landmark complements the tourism package that attracts...
Petroleum industry veteran and Kwa Nokeng Oil CEO, Mahube Mpugwa, says the citizen-owned company’s ambition is to see Botswana become the region’s most preferred trade and logistics route. In a region where governments are building infrastructure...
On Wednesday, the Meteorological Services Department confirmed that the dreaded climate occurrence was already building in the skies above the country and was due to reach its strength by the end of the year, affecting the entire rain season.El Nino...
The Makgadikgadi Night Walk, organised by Y-Care Charitable Trust this past weekend, attracted a large number of participants from different walks of life.One of those in the crowd was Nelson Letshwene, who is better known as a prominent economist...
Local investment professionals reject the criticism that they are too conservative. The debate over changes to the pension fund rules, has been raging for years and at times accusations have been traded between the regulators and the investment...
They say when America sneezes, the whole world catches a cold. Increasingly these days, there are efforts by many countries to ensure that the US’ cold remains within its borders. The stranglehold of the dollar on international trade is facing a...
From September 4 to 6 over 30 climate journalists from across the region pondered on the African climate story, identified gaps in the narrative and how best to frame the story to enable climate action and agenda setting.During the diagnostic...
On social media, any talk of blessers is treated as a running joke but the Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS) V findings released recently, show a far more sinister side to the “trending topic”.In fact, the blesser trend is more of a curse and a...
Matsake is at the forefront of a new farming technology rapidly gaining traction in the country. Hydroponics involves growing plants without soil, by using water and water-based mineral nutrient solutions.By comparison, rain-fed horticultural farmers...
For commercial farmers in the Mosisedi area, their troubles with the 2022–2023 season began with the rainfall forecast going awry. Last September, the Department of Meteorological Services had forecast “a moderately wet season over the entire...
There seems to be no end in sight for the misery TOTUMA members and other farmers in the North eastern part of the country are going through, as they suffer due to increasingly unreliable rainfall and the economic fallout from COVID-19.From over 59...
The traditional rainfall forecast issued by SADC’s Southern Africa Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) around this time of year, is likely to be delayed this year, but local experts aren’t waiting. The Department of Meteorological Services plans to...
Illegal gold mining has been a source of concern to police in Matsiloje village for some time. Matsiloje is home to several old mines and deposits that ceased operations decades ago. The village is situated along the Zimbabwean border, from where the...
Somewhere in the 1970s and 1980s, Botswana’s network of roads was not widely bituminised and to some extent, risky to travel by buses making the train the most convenient and safer mode of transport.Our buses on the national roads were the likes of...
Retail and consumer data analytics consultancy, Tenoris, this week released a report that, under normal circumstances, should raise eyebrows in the diamond industry.According to the firm, in July, after months of gradually nearing each other, natural...
In February, shortly after the announcement of the 2023-2024 budget, Mmegi published ‘The Difficulty of Spending P13bn in a Year,’ discussing government readiness to utilise their yearly allocation.The P12.7 billion set aside for infrastructure,...
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