Committee recommends culling of elephants

Cabinet Sub Committee on Hunting Ban Social Dialogue has recommended for the lifting of the hunting ban.

Former president Ian Khama instituted the ban on wildlife hunting in 2014 without consultation. 

However, three months after taking over as President, Mokgweetsi Masisi in June 2018 set up “The Hunting Ban Subcommittee of Cabinet” to consult the nation on the issue.

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Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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