Nearly 30 years after the now famous incident in Maun when police raided two consenting men who were engaged in sexual intercourse, the country appears to be still battling the resolve the question of whether or not it accepts same sex relations.The...
Each year, the Bank of Botswana (BoB) carefully selects a theme topic for its annual report and for several years, the central bank has hammered home the ever increasing need to change the direction of the country’s economy.The BoB is...
Last December, I joined hundreds of delegates at the US Africa Leaders’ Summit called by President Joseph Biden and attended by more than 40 African heads of state, together with their private sectors. Stemming from that engagement, 75 new deals...
Trade and Industry minister, Mmusi Kgafela, is closely following the progress towards renewing the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), the trade arrangement between the US and over 30 sub-Saharan African countries which provides relaxed...
In interviews and field visits in the last two weeks, Mmegi has established that many local health facilities that do not have pharmacists on duty, are not dispensing Antiretroviral medication, popularly known as ARVs, and that there is also a...
Mmegi: Would you please provide a brief of Kalafhi Medical, its background and its focus?Matlhogonolo: Kalafhi Medical Centre is a growing enterprise of integrated medical centres that offer a variety of high-quality medical services to the...
Experts at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) acknowledge how unbalanced the entire situation appears. For a continent that has perpetually been an after-thought to the initiatives from global powers, the latest initiatives around global...
The group included First National Bank Botswana representatives, known as First Walkers, the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation and other individual walkers.Since its establishment, the trust has donated close to P5 million to different...
When asked if I wanted to go cover Makgadikgadi Epic, courtesy of the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO), I was a bit sceptical. The whole idea of camping has never been my drill.Just the thought of leaving my comfortable and warm bed just to...
State-owned diamond trader, the Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), recently saw the weight of its responsibilities transform from independently selling a percentage of Debswana’s production, to carrying the collective aspirations of the country for...
In the absence of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) well-known Global Competitiveness Report, a survey by the Swiss-based Institute of Management Development (IMD), has become the world’s go-to review on comparative competitiveness.Botswana signed...
This time around planning for this trip was much easier because it was local. We decided to camp and self-cater. Mpinie Olopeng, being the captain of the team, ensured that transport, camping, and food fees were contributed well on time.The plan was...
What does Las Vegas export? Simple question, no?OK, what does Botswana export? Even simpler right? Here, one can list copper, salt, gold and the world-famous diamonds – the shiny stones first spotted in the Motloutse River in 1959.Going by that...
The future of the 54-year old partnership between Botswana and De Beers is set to be announced today with three options on the table; a new deal, a temporary extension to accommodate more talks or the declaration of a dispute.Since 2019, the two...
In high spirits, I alighted from the Mogoditshane Route 7 kombi at Lesirane Clinic to the sounds of different music genres floating through the neighbourhood, indicating the weekend vibes.It was not only a weekend to enjoy on the outskirts of...
His statements echo the experience of thousands of graduates who have been left exposed to the crushing realities of Botswana’s jobless economy.As universities pause for the winter break, the class of 2023 is left to grapple with the spectre of...
The Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA), the statutory watchdog for corporate governance in the country, has its hands full with state-owned entities, where annual reviews show declining standards.In its latest report, covering the 2022...
It would have been natural to assume that the 30,000-plus diamond industry professionals who gathered in Las Vegas, USA for the annual JCK Show recently, would have, uppermost in their minds, the ongoing talks and tensions between government and De...
Just before COVID-19 struck a devastating blow to virtually all sectors of the economy, President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced the lifting of the hunting ban which had been in place since 2014.It was sweet music to the BWPA and compatible conservation...
Today’s debate on the second reading of the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill is just one more step towards passing a law many communities who live alongside wildlife in Botswana and the Southern African region, have been dreading.The...
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