Captain Tsayang and Captain Tapela received their 4-Stripes, a distinguished mark of extraordinary achievement and title, at an official ceremony in Gaborone, officiated by Keoagile Atamelang, the Assistant Minister of Transport and...
Planning for retirement is a significant financial challenge that most Batswana face which often involves balancing the need for financial security in the future with the desire to enjoy life in the present. While traditional retirement funds are...
The people of Francistown have every right to be sceptical. The tale of the economy of the northern city is one of bright but broken promises, hopes built then dashed, the kind of situation that makes citizens become resistant to hope.Francistowners...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is today (Friday) expected to brief on its expectations of how the economies of sub-Saharan Africa will likely perform in 2025. This area of the globe is in a form of economic stasis, after US President, Donald...
ERETSHA: In this little village nestled between Seronga and Gudigwa, students walk to school every day in an effort to use education as a key out of the dire poverty that has troubled the people of Okavango for many years.But to learn here is a...
A recent meeting organised by local rights NGO, Success Capital Organisation, experts and sex workers gathered to unpack the nuances of stigma and understand the social, health and legal implications of the experiences of sex work.The Global Director...
In January, a day after Donald Trump began his second coming as President of the United States, Mmegi published an analysis entitled “US trade deal: What’s AGOA’n on?”.The essence of the piece was on how US lawmakers have delayed the renewal...
The initiated would know of the political manuscripts of Alan Paton famous for penning “Cry The Beloved Country,” which starts off with the narration of a road running from Ixopo into the hills etc etc etc. But Paton is also the author of a book...
Villagers in Tubu in the Western panhandle are getting desperate. While other areas in the north-west enjoy healthy seasonal incomes from their controlled hunting quotas, Tubu villagers believe their allocation is too small especially when compared...
Debswana executives have a phrase they often apply to situations similar to the one the industry is facing from the recent announcement of global tariffs by the United States: VUCA.Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous or VUCA perfectly...
Botswana can become a sundry number of things. Some mutter that the country can become a logistics hub whilst some posit it can become a financial transactions hub shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Switzerland. The list goes on and on. This...
With a total budget of P97.61 billion, a swelling deficit of P24.7 billion, and total public debt now at P74 billion (25.75% of GDP), the country stands at a crossroads.The lingering question in the minds of many is ‘how is the deficit going to be...
The consultations began in January this year. A document titled “Business Case Proposal for Transitioning Broadcasting Services and Information Services from State to Public Media”, developed by the Botswana Government Communications and...
A recent visit to South Africa’s Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and Western Cape provinces demonstrated how structured provincial tourism can boost visitor experiences, economic activity, and local engagement.Unlike Botswana, where tourism remains heavily...
By 5:30am, our group of twelve had gathered at the hotel reception at Premier Hotel Cutty Shark Scottburgh, buzzing with excitement as we prepared for shark cage diving 15 minutes’ drive from the hotel, a challenge that promised both thrill and an...
Gold prices reached $3,167.84 an ounce on Wednesday, the highest ever for the precious metal. The mineral’s entire ecosystem cheered, with miners, processors, traders, investors and governments hosting the mines, rubbing their hands in anticipation...
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) faces a dicey period in the next few weeks as autumn approaches winter, the period in which the country’s demand for electricity peaks.At Morupule B, the country’s main power plant, generation has been a...
I still cannot decide what the number one highlight activity of my ocean pilgrimage to Durban last week was. I have contemplated that the waking up from a white villa at Estuary Hotel, near Port Edward and a walk along Silver Beach to watch the...
Presidential diplomatic trips, international ministerial engagements, conferences, and the famous “benchmarking” trips are the recent victims of an online campaign to make sure government lives within its means. For the many online spirited...
With the collapse of the High-Level Consultative Forum, the country’s private sector has frequently bemoaned the detachment of government from pressing business issues. The Forum, chaired by the presidents of both the country and Business Botswana,...
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