Establishing regional electricity connections was not always as slow as it has been in recent years. Those who track regional interconnectivity remember the golden years where electricity utilities and their governments steamed ahead with linkages of...
As a reporter I love working with archives and laying my hands on information that has been untouched for years. Stories about land are tales as old as time and they are very conflict sensitive, among other things. Research, reports and documents...
There was no choice. Having pursued the single biggest story in the country’s economy for the better part of five years, there was really no question of sleeping when matters finally neared a head. That would be akin to travelling 20 hours to the...
Mmegi: In recent months, we have the seen the Ministry push forward with railway projects towards the East and West, moving closer towards project development. What is the over-arching goal in securing the construction of these railways?Molale: This...
MAUN: The deal that emerged on Wednesday from the two week-long climate talks in Dubai has been hailed as a big win on “phasing down” unabated fossils, but it is not exactly what African negotiators were pushing for.The call for a fossil fuel...
Not only is this transport system not well regulated and unreliable, it also comes with all manner of practices that can be very irritating to the unsuspecting passenger (s). Just a day’s ride with combis to and from one’s destination can turn...
While the country has done very well in exceeding two out of the three UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets and currently stands at 90-98-98, scientists are also working tirelessly to find a cure for the disease. The UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets call for 90% of people...
Mmegi: The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority has published the revised pension fund rules, which require that pension funds repatriate a certain percentage of their offshore holdings in the years to 2027. Into what areas does the...
When they last met to discuss a joint industrialisation bid last April, member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), opted for diplomacy and spoke of regional unity for investment, rather than the restless elephant in the room.Last...
Established 40 years ago, Chobe Holdings Limited operates two famous safari brands, Desert & Delta Safaris and Ker & Downey Botswana, as well as providing safari services through its tour operator The Booking Company and integrated air charter...
Mike had come in earlier in February and I came in seven months later. I later learnt he had joined the newspaper from Maun where he had been teaching at Maun Secondary School.The other veterans were Pamela Dube, Mesh Moeti and Keto Segwai. Sechele...
They then must have concluded that to achieve that goal the city would require many things including multiple traffic lanes and public artworks. So they started getting them. Now Gaborone has several traffic intersections, fewer traffic circles,...
Despite the numerous voices that have spoken and are still speaking, there’s no debate about where the economy should be headed. Government policy, priorities and strategies echo the advice and recommendations of entities such as the World Bank,...
Developing nations have for years demanded that industrialised and polluting countries pay to help the less emitting, poor countries finance their climate change mitigation and development paths. The Loss and Damages Fund was established at COP27 in...
As in previous meetings of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as the Conference of the Parties or COP, the upcoming gathering in Dubai is expected to be dominated by discussions around financing. At COP28 in Dubai, developing...
In his remarks at the Natural Diamonds Summit on Monday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi appeared to break from the version of the speech that his office and government communications would later share.“We as Botswana and others will protect the...
But as the Biblical manuscripts rightly point out: who builds a house without first considering its cost?To reach the status of a high-income economy, Botswana will have to significantly increase its wealth levels, a near doubling in Gross National...
We landed in the centre of the stunning Okavango Delta after 45 frightening minutes of an epic private charter flight operated by Safari Air out of Maun International Airport.Even though I was terrified, I was able to get the most amazing and...
It was only one-way: The boys will immediately receive two or three strokes as a sharp reminder never to repeat it. This was the elders’ first line in many attempts to inculcate a sense of responsibility and accountability on the boys, for the...
Environmental, Social, and Governance, or ESG, was once a lofty idea that was supported as a driver of change in the corporate sector. However, businesses more concerned with looks than results have hijacked, distorted, and dilute it. It's high...