The recent coup attempt in the West African coastal state of Guinea-Bissau has brought to the surface the nefarious impact of the drugs or narco-trade on national security and overall democratic governance of states.Guinea-Bissau is generally...
You may answer that many or some, or worse, a few remember them now. Of course many of those who conceived them are now sadly deceased and have entered the pantheon as part of our nation’s heritage, while their surviving contemporaries are aging,...
The recent rise in coups in the continent is a reflection of a declining regional and international willingness to enforce anti-coup norms. It was between 1960 and 2000 when coup d’états were prominent as demonstrated by 82 successful coups...
This statistic has been steadily worsening with Botswana ranked one of the most unequal countries in the world. Unemployment has steadily been climbing over the past 15 years to reach 24% officially (unofficially I suspect if you remove Ipelegeng and...
Statistics show that in 2017, 83.9% of tobacco smokers planned to or were thinking about quitting. More than half (57.8%) of tobacco smokers made a quit attempt. Two-thirds of tobacco smokers (67.0%) who made a quit attempt tried to do so without any...
In the words of former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, “Corruption hurts the poor disproportionately diverting funds intended for development, undermining a government’s ability to provide basic services, and feeding inequality and injustice”....
The memorial service held two days short of Christmas was akin to a live exhibition on the culture and history of this denomination in Botswana. Attended by hundreds of mourners, the memorial service was a packed congregation that took advantage of...
This is evidenced by continued terrorist activities across the continent especially in the Sahel region. The Sahel region, which includes countries such as Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Chad, Ethiopia and Somalia...
Success at social activism ordinarily requires either charismatic characters, or at least, individuals who appeared quixotic in their time but come to seem prescient in ours. He fell in the latter category. Although he was for some time one of them,...
Jurisprudentially a close academic scrutiny of his judgements; how he elected to exercise the options before him in any case reveal him as being inclined to legal positivism. In many high stake cases of national importance his deference to the...
The meeting was attended by a diverse group of individuals, which facilitated a stimulating discussion. The diversity is in recognition of the complexity of the issue and the need for a comprehensive approach that can be made possible through...
African regions such as the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin and Horn of Africa are not the only ones considered new theaters of terror activity but the phenomenon has expanded to West Africa’s coastal states, Central Africa and Southern Africa.The 2020...
Like the late Justice Scalia of the Supreme Court in the United States of America, history will confirm Justice Kirby as a brilliant conservative judge, occasionally prone to progressive impulses as his last judgment delivered on the 29th of November...
The Okavango Delta and its ecosystem will come to life, some rivers will begin to run, vacations and staycations will be taken, Christmas shopping will abound and domestic spending will hit the high-water mark just as the summer rains start to fall...
It is December 2019 and the upcoming festive season calls seductively. We have battled gamely through the year. A year fraught with stresses hidden around most corners and yet we conquered all obstacles along the way.Time to savour the victory and...
FOCAC is a cooperative platform established by China and friendly African countries for collective consultation, dialogue and cooperation mechanism between the developing countries which falls into the category of South-South cooperation.The main...
The fact that our largest democratic partner refers to us as ‘deviant democracies' is the utmost disrespect for the democratisation efforts and achievements of Botswana and Africa as a whole.The African continent has made significant progress...
This year marks an important milestone as the HIV community reach 40 years since the first reported case of HIV. These past 40 years of experience in the HIV response have provided evidence of what works and instilled a hope that solutions to the HIV...
The EU has made it clear that future EU development assistance to Afghanistan will depend on the respect for the international legal framework and for norms on human rights, including women’s and girls’ rights. The EU is determined and committed...
During Khama's administration, it culminated in the break-up of the BDP leading to the formation of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). During President Mokgweetsi Masisi, factionalism is taking place and it’s likely to tear the party...
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