The lady of many hats was amongst others bestowed with Botswana’s Honours awards in 1979 together with other nation builders in the likes of Dr Seligman, Richard Charles Eaton, Boy Mabuse Moapare and Jack Frank Ramsden.Some of her illustrious works...
As FETO affiliated army units left their barracks to occupy key locations, such as the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul and fighter jets and attack helicopters bombed strategic targets including the Parliament, Presidential compound, army and police...
For the people of Maun West, I will continue in my role as your representative in Parliament, no need to panic.For members of the public who count on my office to assist with the challenges you face, I am still at your service.Developments around...
Botswana, like any other country, is facing its fair share of challenges around mathematics education based on poor results for many years, at all the crucial exit levels such as Standard 7, Form 3, Form 5, and Form 6 (Botswana Examinations Council)...
A final distribution of P28, 084,000 was declared, equating to 10.03 thebe per linked unit. The distribution comprises a dividend of 0.05 thebe and interest of 9.98 thebe per linked unit and compares favourably with the final distribution of 9.4117...
Change the country’s nameTo begin with the name of the country ought to be changed to, or replaced with, a more accommodating name as several people before me have suggested, such as Moses Gare, Gobe Matenge, Knight Maripe and Dr Habaudi Hobona, to...
IntroductionSection 1 of the Constitution of Botswana proclaims Botswana a Republic. However, a critical analysis reveals that the foundation for the Republic is the Tribal Territories Act1, which in turn influenced key institutions as well as...
This group of countries through solid support from all sides have successfully held over 90 meetings and events so far in 2022, covering diverse issues such as politics, security, economic, trade, financial, people-to-people and cultural fields as...
We also have the private sector and the public sector coming in to support this practice in advancing socio-economic growth of potential entrepreneurs mostly found in the SMEs sectors both for developing and developed economies. The basic aim of...
This sea blindness has resulted in many missed opportunities for a continent on which 38 countries have a combined coastline of more than 26,000 nautical miles (47,000km).Our lack of a broader maritime culture has, too often, concealed from African...
Our Botswana team of five engaged a lot with the hosts, comprising, as we did, the director who doubles as a museum exhibition designer, a guide based at the Gcwihaba Caves, a geologist, a landscape archaeologist as well as a Motswana palaeontology...
First and foremost, what does this mean for you and me? In simple terms, it means most of your loans just got half a percent more expensive.That is, if the loan interest rate you were being charged by your bank was 7% it will now be 7.5% meaning you...
There has been a media statement, which carries unfounded allegations about the BNF congress preparations authored by one Kaboyaone Sedimo, which purports to represent Team Molatlhegi lobby team and this statement has been widely published in Mmegi,...
This special day commemorates the 1976 Soweto Uprising, where thousands of students were ambushed by the apartheid regime. This is a day that people in Africa pay tribute to the lives of students and the role of the youth in the liberation struggle...
In this article, I will share and walk you through what I consider to be the most appropriate business model that our beloved Botswana should adopt and accelerate to be competitive both locally and globally.Let me disclaim this article by reiterating...
Consider that, unlike women, men lack sufficient attributes necessary to carry a child to full term. You could say that men have chests, perhaps a woman’s womb counterpart.But while men’s chests are good, they are nonetheless not good enough to...
The ban which came into effect on 1 January 2022 targeted 16 vegetables such as onions, butternut, tomatoes, watermelons, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, and ginger. The ban is intended to support local farmers, increase national food security by...
Threats to national security have radically shifted from militaristic to non-militaristic, which in most cases are very difficult to predict. During the Cold War era, the state was the referent point when it came to analysing national security...
Traditional brick and mortar businesses had to at least offer an online component to customers. Schooling and meetings went online. Employees saw the rise of the hybrid working model, which now sees them working both in an office and at home on...
The UK government’s proposals have since been included in the Animals Abroad Bill (2022), which may be tabled, in the next sitting of Parliament. The purported aim of these measures is to protect endangered wildlife but the likely outcome in Africa...