Lately, the little time that I get, I would rather use it to read an autobiography. Fiction is a genre that I am very fond of though, because of its entertainment value but also the escapism that it provides to the reader, especially during such...
Almost three years after ascending to the highest office in the land, President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s portrait was on Monday finally featured on the new P10 note. Masisi becomes the eighth Motswana to appear on the Botswana banknotes since the...
FRANCISTOWN: It may be too early to ponder on the possible performance of the main opposition coalition party the UDC for now, but there are indications that post the 2019 general election, the UDC has not been at its best. In the social media,...
For many other African states, getting the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines at the airport is simply the first part of a much bigger battle that involves overcoming traditionally weak logistics, as well as infrastructure and resource issues to...
This will be part of a broader goal to have 2,400 new businesses established within the same period, Mmegi has learnt. The targets are contained in the 2021-2022 estimates released this week, which provide a Pula-by-Pula breakdown of how different...
Under the State of Public Emergency, food price increases in supermarkets are regulated and only allowed when related to costs and not to inflate margins. The CCA also has legislation prohibiting cartel and collusive behaviour as well as...
Last Friday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi honored what appeared like summons from Windhoek to mend relations with his Namibian counterpart, Hage Geingob. For Geingob, the visit appeared to quell rising tensions in the Zambezi region. The people of...
“There is a need to come up with something that can show that indeed, we are clearly moving a certain way. Hope creates confidence and we need that hope. “Things look very gloomy now. The most important thing is the direction and the...
Ebrahim shared his views this week in an interview with Mmegi. The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Thapelo Matsheka is expected to deliver the country’s budget speech for the 2021-2022 fiscal year on Monday. The second...
Pearl Bante, 27, airtime stall owner The budget speech should be made in such a way that it addresses the issues affecting Batswana, looking at the fact that we are currently faced with the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget allocation should abandon the...
The annual financial budget appears to be a distant issue, especially to most Batswana youth. For many of them, it serves no purpose. It does not help or benefit them, they say, so why should they care? In a country where billions of pula can...
In a typical week, Patimile Fred Kebadiretse goes to the gym for five days and does ten kilometres or more of running on Saturday. This past Saturday, he ran for 12 kilometres and each step was a reminder of how far he has come since a dark, life...
Over the holidays I returned to Savuti just over two weeks after my previous visit. It was my second attempt in search of a young male lion famously called Sekoti, or Snip Tail as it he sometimes called, because of his missing tail end. Sekoti is...
The great folklore legend George Swabi in his timeless hit Baga Mmangwato Baga Mabiletsa describes the uniqueness of train ride in Lobatse when he said “O se bone seporo go namalala ko Lobatse se boa se ikgarile”. Although some believe...
Lepashe: Water gives life but it can also take life. Water becomes deadly when the right safety measures are not taken to protect and ensure the safety of citizens or when someone is not doing their job properly. The dangers of water have been...
FRANCISTOWN: Ramogapi’s defection to the opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP) prior to the 2019 general election has given him ample time to work on a seemingly conservative Palapye constituency that has enjoyed loyalty to the ruling BDP...
It’s one thing to get a product onto the shop shelf. It’s quite another for a buyer to sift through competing products and choose that particular one. In some countries such as South Africa, the competition on the shop shelf ultimately...
Safari is different in the wet season. Now there is an explosion of colour. It is not like the dull brown of the popular dry season where fashionistas don the trendy Safari-chic wear of earth colours to blend in with the wilderness. In the wet...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is scheduled to kick off on January 1, 2021 with trade between countries that have agreed on tariffs. AfCFTA will potentially be the biggest common market in the world, with 1.27 billion consumers, and...
The last time something extraordinary happened here was in 2011 when the Savuti channel was flooding after a long period of dryness. But guides in the Savuti are adamant, saying they had a sense that something was about to happen. Throughout the...