Burkina Faso is one example of a fragile state in Africa that has gone through many successful coups (nine in total) and the success of last week’s coup is the second in a space of eight months.In fact Burkina Faso has never experienced a...
It is not a new phenomenon to adapt to changes in accountancy.Essentially, technology brought drastic changes including the Accounting software systems which are in use in the present day such as QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, AccPac, and many others.To a...
Tahirih lived during the Qajar Dynasty, when women were ignorant, illiterate, and kept hidden from the public gaze – a milieu marked by totalitarianism, dogmatism, and unquestionable patriarchy in its most severe forms.Tahirih's intellectual...
But since 2008, this brief claim to movie-making (about a fearless woman sleuth) is no more – confirming that pop names are intrinsically ephemeral, although in their wake, we may be left with memorable performing artistry! What still remains...
A great opportunity to connect and network – but how can we ensure synergies to implement solutions between these parts when we all go home after the event? It has never been more necessary to have the discussion of how than now!The World Bank...
However, in Botswana, our connectivity gap is still too high as remote areas critical to our economic engine (like the Okavango Delta, farmlands and mineral deposits) remain unconnected by terrestrial broadband infrastructure.Considering that mining...
To qualify for the windows 11 laptops with Microsoft Office preinstalled, not only did the students have to be fulltime and government sponsored, but also had to be citizens who would complete their courses before reaching the age of 35.They also had...
The In Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022 shows that over the last two years, crises have created extraordinary headwinds that threaten national AIDS responses in Botswana and beyond.Amid these challenges, Botswana was the first high-burden...
At that time, we had seen the BoB raise its Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points (0.5%) in order to try to slow down inflation in the economy.In that article, I had written about how following textbook economics, this move could be argued as...
This week started with an announcement by Russia that it will cut off gas supplies to Europe indefinitely and the unfortunate, sad truth is that Africa will feel the ultimate pinch of this. Let’s give this context: the economic sanctions imposed by...
The cash threshold refers to the total amount that an individual or entity can receive, carry around, or payout in the form of cash.Cash transaction makes the first stage of money laundering known as Placement practical.This is where the 'dirty...
Earn more money or spend less is a straightforward strategy you can use if you are having trouble saving money.This article serves as a helpful reminder that you must either reduce some expenses or take up a side part-time activity that will allow...
Since the beginning of the year, for example, Botswana has blocked SA exports of tomatoes, carrots, beetroot, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, garlic, onions, ginger, turmeric, chilli peppers, butternut, watermelons, sweet peppers, green mealies and fresh...
Botswana faces the challenge of creating jobs in a limited private market, particularly for youth, with an unemployment rate of ~41%. According to Oxford Economics, the digital economy, worth $11.5 trillion globally, provides an opportunity for...
Regional Free Trade Areas (FTAs) are welcomed innovative initiatives that entice all sectors of the economy. This is caused by the perception or the anticipation of better business opportunities brought about by access to bigger markets.Industries...
A report by the Commonwealth of Nations Network has since outlined countries that rank highly on their Ease of doing business index over the last Decade.To mention a few purely based on how easy it is to start a business; New Zealand, Australia,...
However, he includes Douglas Tsiako as also having been on the flight as well. Dr Ramsay is mistaken about this, but I can understand how this may have come about.Exclusive Other than being a Motswana who, like others, would have been most sorrowed...
On July 27, the most recent update titled – In Danger: Global AIDS Update 2022 was published. In it, new data are presented, which reveal how COVID-19 and other global crises shifted attention and resources away from HIV over the last two years,...
The white paper was released to reiterate the fact that Taiwan is part of China, to demonstrate the resolve of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people and their commitment to national reunification, and to emphasise the position and...
Whilst the bigger economies are putting in place measures to remedy living conditions and boost trade among themselves, Africa seems to be a bit slow in executing its agenda and paramount to this have been issues around corruption and governance.We...
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