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Friday, January 27, 2023

PEPFAR’s 20: Reflecting on the US mission to save lives globally

This month we mark twenty years of PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and we commit ourselves to ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

Amanda S. Jacobsen 27 January 2023

Partners: Jacobsen meets with former Botswana President Festus Mogae at the 2022 American Independence Day celebration in Gaborone. Mogae was instrumental in the launch of the PEPFAR programme in Botswana

UDC statement on poor governance and BDP misrule

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the movement that carries the hope for Batswana would lie to draw attention of the nation to the deteriorating conditions under which the majority of our people live.

Moeti Mohwasa | 27 January 2023

Our roadmap as the new MISA Board

Below is our roadmap as the new MISA Board which we undertake to deliver to the best of our abilities.

Thomas Nkhoma | 27 January 2023

The child malnutrition problem

First things first: there are different types of malnutrition. There’s undernutrition, which is the inadequate consumption of nutrients, causing wasting and stunting; over nutrition, (you guessed it) the overconsumption of nutrients which can lead to obesity; and the inadequate consumption of specific nutrients which results in deficiency diseases such as diabetes.

Benedikt Freude | 20 January 2023

The UDC participated in two elections but lost in both to the BDP PICS: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Fragmented opposition weakens democracy

A multiparty democracy envisages a plethora of political parties premised on ideologies and policy choices.

Adam Mfundisi | 20 January 2023

Public awareness on Gender-Based Violence

In 1848 in Persia, at a time where women had to fully cover their hair and bodies, Tahirih – a well-known poet and intellectual and the first female believer in the Baha’i dispensation – unveiled herself in a large gathering of men.

Correspondent | 16 January 2023

Raging on: The war in Ukraine is approaching its one-year anniversary

United for humanity

How can we be optimistic about 2023? As we enter the New Year, a devastating war is raging on the European continent.

Annalena Baerbock | 16 January 2023

Shifting gears: The author argues that space is being created for greater value addition in sectors such as agriculture, which will support sustainable economic growth PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The year of opportunities in mining and manufacturing value chains

In 2022, I spent an inordinate amount of time in workshops and events.

Mphoeng Mphoeng | 16 January 2023

Statistics Botswana is responsible for archiving all official statistics in Botswana PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Over and beyond census work

The Population and Housing Census is arguably the most known output from Statistics Botswana.

Lilian Mogami | 13 January 2023

Molapisi: Facing death in a foreign country

On January 23, 2022, Lesedi, a 30-year-old Motswana woman, was detained and arrested at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Benedikt Freude | 23 December 2022

You don’t say!

Bongi D D M Radipati | 23 December 2022

Open letter to Kgosi Malope II

Metlhaeno Gaseitsiwe | 22 December 2022

Ode to ntateza

Correspondent | 19 December 2022

We must think globally to support local communities on the conservation frontlines

Dr Tamar Ron | 19 December 2022

There’s a deadly, silent war in our schools and it is called queerphobia

Sihle Booi | 16 December 2022

Of Perms and Permacrisis

Taazima Kala-Essack | 15 December 2022

Kopong murder accused PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Kopong murder accused interfers with witnesses

New evidence has since emerged that the third accused in the Kopong murder trial, Outlwile Aston is interfering with witnesses.

Ian Khama and Mokgweetsi Masisi during their happier time PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Stop fueling hatred between us- Masisi

If what President Mokgweetsi Masisi said over the weekend in Shoshong about former president Ian Khama is anything to go by, the two could smoke the peace pipe soon provided both parties are willing.

Forbes Under 30 PIC: BWGOVERNMENTFACEBOOKPAGE

Forbes Under 30 returns to Botswana

After debuting last year, the Forbes Under 30 Summit returns to Botswana for a second round with Gaborone set to play host from April 23–26, 2023.

'Accidental death' as brother shoots sister

Jwaneng police are investigating a tragic and fatal accident in which a 17-year-old boy accidentally shot his 24-year-old sister.

VP Lesang, Seretse dump BPF

After careful consideration of recent events in our politics, I have decided to make the hard and difficult decision to part ways with my comrades as the party is now being used in personal reconciliation negotiations and essentially being sold to the highest bidder for personal interest.” Meanwhile, another cadre Foster Seretse has also resigned from the party with immediate effect.

De Beers ‘dribbles’ BURS in tax saga

A study commissioned by the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) alleges that diamond mining giant, De Beers, has been paying far less than its fair share of tax to the Botswana government by using a variety of “accounting tricks”. Mmegi Staffer SHARON MATHALA reports on an audit covering the years 2013-20 which reportedly show a P4 billion tax debt to Batswana

Advocates Mack, Budlender and de Beer consulting to each other during court case PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Butterfly’s final plea for P30 million ‘compensation’

On October 17 2019, Wilheminah ‘Butterfly’ Maswabi was accused of financing terrorism. She would then have her name cleared by 2021 when some charges against her were dropped.

Tighten the law on drug dealers

Our youth are perishing; their once hopeful bright future is going down the drain; all because of illicit drugs.It is very easy to blame the addict, but it is not as simple as that! Drug dealing is a very lucrative business for some shameless people amongst our society and as such they have come up with tight strategies on how to push their business.Drug addiction is bad, and while the individual on drugs sometimes might have been the one who...

The Monitor Editor | 30 January 2023

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