The AfCFTA is a trade agreement signed by almost all African countries sometime in 2018 in the Rwanda capital, Kigali. The agreement is to commit the countries to remove tariffs on over 90% of tradeable goods, make trade in services simpler and...
One traces the origins of bad press against Choppies when it emerged that the then Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) chief, Isaac Kgosi acquired shares at this company. Out of ignorance, the media started a smear campaign that Kgosi got...
History teaches that humanity has always been plagued by disasters and Covid-19 is most certainly not the last. It is therefore important to reflect on the role of Parliaments in responding to disasters using COVID-19 merely as a spring board, for...
However, the advent of Corona has shown us that we are just another poor African country. Nothing exceptional about us. At the drop of a hat, government ran out of ideas and revenue. The first instinct became to tax citizens more and more. As well,...
This conflict-driven development and prospect of instability in the region challenges Botswana’s interests. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s persistent adamance on immediate intervention is almost a revival of former president Sir Ketumile...
Once in a while, I would tease them about it especially when I sent them to deliver anything related to the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). My relationship with Mathokgwane has never been threatened by our political differences. He was a political...
Kohdai Aoyama majored in African studies and linguistics at the University of Waseda in Japan because he was passionate about learning about Africa. The Japanese student recalled that the first time he heard about Botswana was in primary school on a...
Thus it is fitting and proper that tribute be paid to a nursing icon of our time, Professor Serara Segarona Kupe-Mogwe, for her tremendous contribution to development of the nursing profession in Botswana and internationally. Her illustrious career...
Two things happened that would set Masisi towards the presidency. The first, his appointment as Assistant Minister and later Minister of Presidential Affairs. It is here that his work ethic was noticed by Khama. He was a hard worker. The second...
COVID-19 is a global problem that requires a global solution. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most pressing challenges to the health, well-being, and economic security of our time, and the global community must unite to end it. Under the...
This is what I want to discuss with you today. This had upset the man to the extent he felt that his accountant must have either omitted something or had not put the correct values of what he owned while preparing the personal balance sheet. I...
Apparently there had been some murmurs from some Cabinet ministers to the President. What was not clear was what these were all about. It did not take long to find out. Let’s rewind to 2015 to complete the narration. In 2015, the BDP as was a norm...
Melemo has found her place in a market that used to be male dominated. The 26-year-old from Mahalapye is currently working as a Technology Development Officer for UNICEF Rwanda. Melemo is a graduate from the University of Sunderland in the United...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has tested the country’s domestic resilience, as well as its ambitions for the role it desires to play in the emerging post-pandemic world. Like his predecessors, President Mokgweetsi Masisi is actively shaping...
For a country that missed hunting like the deserts miss the rain over a six-year period, Botswana bounces back on the international hunting map in April 2021; to quench the international hunters’ thirst in a country with the biggest, most stable...
The question has been what part of my life would be interesting to write about. For you see, I have been exposed to so much, bad and good to the realities of power in Botswana. If I told it all, there would not just be a lot of upset families but...
The lockdown lasted seven weeks, finally being relaxed on May 21, 2020. During this time movement was restricted and due to the restrictions, the Government of Botswana attempted to assist businesses and individuals against the resultant economic...
It appears that he was discovered in these roles by a local knight, who, having guessed right, and having a perfect gift to identity talent and nurture it, including nurturing him and his ambition, saw in him as one who could succeed him. Although...
This year the Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) in collaboration with the Department of Waste Management and Pollution Control (DWMPC) commemorate Consumer Rights Day held under the theme “Tackling Plastic Pollution.”Consumers have become...
It was a complete pleasure to get to know this superwoman. In 2011 while working on the Hip-hop TV show, The Foundation, a young Sasa Klass was recommended to me to audition for the co-host role of The Foundation. Needless to say her passion for...
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