Early morning at Harvey’s Pan, on the northern side of Savuti River, Sekoti is sleeping like the ‘man of the house’. Relaxed and at home on the territory which is known to belong to his elder brothers, he is in a Kappa position, back-to-back...
So your favourite fast-food treat, the spicy, hot chicken wing, has not been available for months? So what? After all, the other chicken pieces are still available at the country’s fast-food franchises.But what if it was explained to you that the...
Fifty-five years into Independence, the 16-year-old Three Dikgosi Monument in Gaborone is undoubtedly ‘the’ national monument. The 5.4-metre statue of Khama III of the Bangwato, Sebele I of the Bakwena, and Bathoen I of the Bangwaketse at the CBD...
Sceptics point to the initial optimism that greeted the start of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in March. At that time, the Health Ministry had just wrapped up a lightning speed countrywide measles campaign, vaccinating 220,000 children within 10...
TONOTA: Most classes in junior secondary schools have more than 40 pupils and, in some schools, 50. Indeed, student numbers should be reduced to no more than 30 per class. In fact, in some private secondary schools, classes may have no more than 20...
For technocrats in the Finance Ministry, the broader goal in the short-term is to balance the budget, which would be a return to the fiscal stability necessary to continue the country’s sustainable development aspirations. That type of stability...
The glorious days when Gobe Matenge and the 1976 10th Anniversary Independence Celebrations Unit (TACU), transformed what was considered deplorable social and professional attitudes of Batswana into positive and desirable behaviours, is all gone.It...
Miniature flags firmly clad in our hands were energetically waved whenever Moutlakgola Nwako, our then local legislator was a guest of honour at the local kgotla. Nwako was also in the late first president Sir Seretse Khama and his successor the late...
It was all systems go until unexpected forces of nature nearly caused a postponement of the day. As the hour drew closer and dignitaries were about to step outside and head to the stadium, the weather, which had been so friendly and conducive, became...
SADC forces, led by South Africa and deputised by Botswana, deployed to Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province in July to fight a terrorist onslaught in the oil-rich province that has seen more than 3,000 people killed since 2017, with reports of...
Economists, like any other sub-sector of specialised interest, have their own jargon or technical terms used to describe various indicators in their field. Outsiders may feel the jargon is used to close them out, but those on the inside use it to...
Mmegi: What informed the development of the Middle-Class Strategy and when did the consultation on this start?Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry (MITI): In 2018, the government decided to develop the Strategy for the Development of the Middle...
In the grounds of many secondary schools one often sees untidy heaps of broken furniture that have not stood the test of time. This is because many classrooms, especially in junior secondary schools, are in a poor state. Let’s first look at the...
More talk and limited actions. Lying by public officials nowadays is legendary. Government has become a monstrous institution and whatever it says, it lies. Pathological lying has become its trademark. Until the promise of ending the SOE is effected,...
From Independence, the country’s electrification has been based on fossil fuels, particularly the coal at Morupule. The strengthening effects of climate change, seen locally in more frequent droughts, as well as the need to keep pace with the...
Culturally, weddings are the height of social extravagance and even community prestige, with couples and their families typically spending tens of thousands of pula in putting on a memorable event for guests.By some conservative estimates the average...
Ntiti Ratlapi(Tsorogwane Lands)I long started the preparations for this ploughing season because I heard on the radio that there will be enough rain for us to plough. I’m a regular farmer and I plant almost every year. I normally plant maize and...
Agricultural minister Karabo Gare recently told parliamentarians that government will administer ISPAAD for the last time in this current ploughing season 2021-2022 with the same guidelines and controls.The next season will be guided by a new...
Some of the premises formerly used as nightclubs have been converted into Chinese retail chops, industry stakeholders revealed this week. Property owners who leased out their premises for clubs around the country have grown weary of adding up arrears...
Selebi-Phikwe teetered on the brink of ghost-town status in the period after the 2016 closure of BCL Mine, the economic giant that supported more than 5,000 jobs and the downstream industry that kept the north-eastern town alive. Nearly 480...
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