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...
The ingredients which made Sandy Grant’s unconventional career are obvious, a feel for history and local history in particular, a regard for historic buildings, an enjoyment of teaching and education, a concern for others and a rare affection for...
Someone is crying, another is hurtling in fear and the other is sedated by the many tragedies. The losses are immediate and tragic. There is no shoulder to cry on. We are all hoping that one day it will subside and ultimately stop like a storm;...
Many scholars from around the world are curious about Botswana’s economic success story. The usual numbers about savings, investment, and government budgets miss a key factor. Jay Salkin represented that missing factor. He chose to stay because...
The world has since never been the same. The advent of the global health crisis coincided with President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s ascension to the presidency immediately after the 2019 elections. A year later, what defined Masisi’s foreign policy...
Two South African laboratories have used different tests to show that antibodies against the variant of the COVID-19 virus known as 501Y.V2, which dominated the second wave of infections in the country, are effective against the original version of...
Capitalism! More precisely, free market capitalism is the fundamental substratum for a vibrant environment for job creation. Contrary to popular belief, capitalism is not the hording of capital instruments but the freedom to trade ideas in the market...
A lot was said. The speech was wide-ranging; it covered topics from achieving food security to the inefficacy of parastatals. Many of the issues touched upon were not new, such as high levels of youth unemployment; the inefficiencies associated with...
At another level, a remedy is perhaps already suggested by what I suspect is the pseudonym of the writer of the Mmegi article. The word ‘’mokento’’ is derived from the Afrikaans word ‘’inent’’ (vaccinate, innoculate). Setswana has not...
Constitution making refers to the process of making a new constitution or reviewing an old one that also includes the design and content of a new or amended constitution. Questions of constitutional design entails questions such as: what kind of...
Botswana has lost its integrity in democratic credentials, including upholding of free, fair and credible general elections. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) MPs must support this motion to help redeem their party’s integrity. The motion comes...
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