Debates about the role of public officials in engaging with the media are not new, yet they continue to reveal tensions about the meaning of accountability in democratic societies. One such debate arose recently when one colleague suggested that...
Many farmers, however, are unaware of this link. Prof Mnisi says short learning programmes and collaborative initiatives are needed to close the gap.“The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, in collaboration with the North West Department...
This was the focus of a webinar hosted by the School of Government Studies, Political Studies and International Relations at the North-West University (NWU), where Dr Rosina Foli, a senior lecturer in the Political Science Department of the...
This young population possesses creativity and ambition but faces obstacles like insufficient job creation, leading to high rates of unemployment, particularly among young women.The African Union's Youth Development outlook shares that with more...
This was said by David Abudho, director of Oxfam Climate Just Lead Africa, during a pre-summit forum ahead of the Africa Climate Summit, which was held in Ethiopia this week. He noted that African governments should improve grassroots capacity to...
With billions of users worldwide, it offers an unparalleled opportunity to bridge cultural divides and foster understanding. Yet, alongside its many benefits, Facebook has also become a breeding ground for hate speech, a toxic phenomenon that...
Addressing members of the Fourth Estate, then newly elected President of the Republic of Botswana, Duma Boko, on November 4, made a promise about the public service he was inheriting from the previous administration. “We are going to run an agile...
Public criticism of the media in Botswana often falls back on a convenient cliché - “journalists slant stories to sell papers.” It is an accusation that surfaces whenever a headline feels uncomfortable or a story cut too close to the bone. Yet...
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...
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