That tragic misuse of radio became a convenient deterrent for policymakers wary of allowing citizens to take to the airwaves. Yet this narrative was always one-sided. Just across the border, South Africa’s vibrant community radio sector, with over...
The event drew early risers and health-conscious individuals from across Gaborone, beginning with a spirited community walk at dawn and unfolding into a vibrant celebration of health and unity throughout the day.Hosted in partnership with churches,...
Here are the different types of medicine options available to treat allergies. Talk with a healthcare professional to find the one that's best for you.Antihistamines Antihistamines block certain cells in the body from receiving histamine....
Words are not just inconsequential vocables, they are policy, promise, and posture. For sovereign leaders, particularly true-blue maximalists, every syllable uttered in Kgotla-like gatherings, or press conferences, carries both political freight and...
While there, I interviewed the editor of die tageszeitung, or simply taz, Mattias Bröckers. What began as a research interview quickly became a moment of journalistic awakening. I was struck by the courage and ingenuity behind the taz model, a...
From the pandemic and escalated shipping costs; Evergreen’s six-day siege of the Suez Canal; Richard’s Bay Port shipping jam; Russia-Ukraine War disrupting fuel and cereal supplies; and more recently the Trump tariffs imposed and revoked over...
Africa is the most vulnerable continent to the effects of climate change, with droughts, floods, extreme heatwaves, and shrinking forests and vegetation causing widespread devastation.Irregular weather patterns mean that predicting storms and other...
I have observed that it has taken off in Botswana and from my social media feeds, I see a lot of active ‘betters’, if that’s the right word to use. I have a few friends who are into sports betting and always want to recruit me, but I fear I...
In a speech marking World Press Freedom Day, he subverted the age-old refrain that "the pen is mightier than the sword" with a chilling observation: “The advert is mightier than the pen.” In that moment, Justice Ketlogetswe captured, with...
She achieved this as a highly respected academic but, more fundamentally, as a key founder and activist of Reteng Multicultural Coalition and Kamanakao Association.Her advocacy incorporated international outreach at the UN and elsewhere alongside...
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, we gather here to confront one of the great questions of our era: As global power shifts toward multipolarity and uncertainty, what force will hold the centre?We meet at a moment when the ground beneath global...
This year the WPFD commemoration was held under the theme: ‘Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media.’The theme could not have come as a surprise. Undoubtedly, the last two decades...
It lands in every newsroom, echoes through every WhatsApp group where people share links and lingers in the mind of every citizen trying to make sense of the world through the headlines they read. Now, to be clear, the media in Botswana is not...
Two years after delivering a public lecture there on indigenous languages and global cultural shifts, he is returning to receive an honorary doctorate from the NWU. In recognition of a career that has shaped African historical discourse across...
It was diametrically a befitting case of a metaphorical expression of ‘from the cradle to the grave’. ‘Tso’ was born and succumbed to a recent malady at the hospital of his birth 42 years ago - Jubilee Hospital. From his birth to his passing,...
What exactly does this mean for local products and producers? What can be done to remedy and rally locals to support their local products?In the last couple of years, there have been measures put in place to raise awareness of local products and...
So did the last two chief justices of this Republic, the current speaker of parliament, the current leader of the opposition in parliament, and the current and first woman to be the permanent secretary to the president. In other words, and...
Today has been EXACTLY 174 days since the UDC became the new government. Generally, a new government gives a glimpse of how it’s going to perform during its tenure within the first 100 days.That is when it makes deliberate pronouncements and...
Young women and girls, as well as vulnerable and marginalised groups and marginalised genders face constant harassment and discrimination on line.Women and young girls are being subjected to derogatory comments, threats, insults, harassment,...
Numerous of his colleagues in the fraternity were shell shocked that the fledgling Mosikare had come out in the open about his political link and he would later scruple the choice he had made. He expeditiously dealt with the emerging professional...
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