To answer this question, Chinese President Xi Jinping solemnly proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus" Meeting in Tianjin early this month, offering Chinese wisdom and solutions for...
The reality is that we live and work in a time where brands don’t just sell products; they sell meaning. Every logo, every tagline, every customer interaction is a symbol in a larger cultural conversation. The question is not whether people will...
The Fund has been a proud sponsor of these events, as well as the 2nd Botswana Dietetic Association Symposium held under the theme Transforming Health Through Nutrition: Integrating Science, Wellness, and Disease Prevention amongst others. Bomaid...
One of the first lessons drilled into journalism students is that interviews are never casual conversations. They are structured encounters where the journalist represents the public, armed with questions that demand clarity, truth, and...
At independence, the first leaders saw classrooms not as side projects but as the very forge of democracy. Literacy rose from under a third of the population to more than four-fifths within a generation. Schools rose in every village, universities...
With the world’s youngest population, vast natural resources, unparalleled renewable energy potential, and extraordinary diversity and human ingenuity, Africa is a colossal coiled spring of climate action possibility. This Climate Week has shown...
What is more, society and the world around us are changing continually and rapidly. This is exactly why it is so important to prepare young people to take advantage of opportunities and face challenges head-on, and to make sure they learn the skills...
The centre shows the university’s part in playing its role in fighting GBV which is one of the biggest scourges troubling the country. The initiative brings together government, law enforcement, and healthcare and education system to implement...
The best human appreciation and prowess relating to this natural power must have always been the said unique African macro-science, which seems to have been best preserved by Africa’s remote-area dwellers such as those of the Kgalagadi Desert.With...
If I also said to someone that there is an intersection between literature and the interdisciplinary field that combines medicine, psychology, biology, chemistry and computer science, in short, neuroscience, they would probably say that my head...
On April 1, 2023, the Bank of Botswana liberalised the Prime Lending Rate (PLR), giving commercial banks the freedom to set their own rates. The intention was to enhance competition, improve pricing for borrowers and ensure that lending rates reflect...
The name Kgosi Ngakaagae is not strange to Botswana politics. Although not a politician himself, the “celebrity lawyer” as often dubbed by his social media fanatics has seen it all.Ngakaagae has stood at the heart of a nation’s history as it...
The genesis of BVIBotswana's economy once heavily relied on its cattle, with livestock contributing almost 40% of its GDP and serving as the livelihood for nearly every Motswana. The nation enjoyed robust beef exports to the European Union until...
Our current case involves Mbongeni Mamba from Macetjeni, who has recently lost his employment at the Central Bank and is now being forced to pay a fine of five cattle. The circumstances are deeply troubling: his only “offence” was refusing to be...
Having dedicated more time to this work from 2015, the family has since developed the abovementioned Ultimate Botswana, SA & African (UBSAA) Vision project, in attempted liaison with all influential individuals and organisations in Botswana and...
More than a mere economic gathering, the 4th edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) symbolizes Algeria's unwavering continental ambition-one that the nation is determined to fully embrace. A "work of projection and observation"-such was...
The 2025 International Youth Day is commemorated under the theme: “Local Youth Actions for the Sustainable Development Goals and Beyond”. This year’s theme aligns with the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth,...
It should be interesting to note its contents, which are not yet public. However, let’s be a little patient. Hopefully, it will be timeously shared with stakeholders for appreciation now that the OP has received it. The Task Team, appointed in...
The statement, stripped of bureaucratic gloss, read with chilling directness. For most Batswana, these words were not mere policy adjustments. They heard the sound of the floor giving way beneath their feet. In a country where the public health...
That invitation was not just a personal milestone, but a powerful reminder of a truth I have long believed: that effective oversight institutions, such as the Ombudsman and a vigilant press, are not just natural partners. They are democracy’s...
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