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        <title><![CDATA[What the 2026 budget means for banking and Batswana]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[And perhaps that is precisely what our times demand. “But we need to ask ourselves: in today’s prevailing environment – where growth projections improve, but household pressures re...]]></description>
        <author>REALEBOGA PHOI</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MISA Botswana condemns emerging threats to media freedom]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In particular, MISA Botswana acknowledges the leadership of the Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa, in convening the Media Consultative Forum which brought together media...]]></description>
        <author>MISA .</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Understanding the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025 – Bill: A   comprehensive Analysis-Part 1]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Batswana have given the new government of the Umbrella for the Democratic Change (UDC) the privilege to drive this process. Realising that this is a rare opportunity to bolster our...]]></description>
        <author>LETSHWITI TUTWANE</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The media should demonstrate it knows what is at stake]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For too many of our people, that transformation is not only confusing and disorienting but has also become synonymous with instability. People are nervous, anxious and ill at ease,...]]></description>
        <author>SPENCER MOGAPI</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A letter to President Boko: Ongoing harassment, targeting, and denial of justice]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am being followed and mobbed by groups of people to and from the university. These individuals act in coordination, creating an environment of fear and hostility wherever I go. I...]]></description>
        <author>Kevin Tiro</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Legilalators&#039; ratings : According to Mmegi newsroom]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ndaba N. Gaolathe – Gaborone Bonnington South (Vice-President) Average score = 6/10Hon. Dithapelo Keorapetse – Speaker of the National Assembly Average score = 8/10Hon. Helen P. Ma...]]></description>
        <author>Staff Writers</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Did the UDC rig Kgalagadi South by-election?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It increased its winning margin by 8%, and its share of votes from 54% to 57%. Its closest rival, the BDP, garnered 35% fewer votes, and the UDC itself saw a reduction of only 22%....]]></description>
        <author>Bugalo Chilume</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Explanatory journalism: Botswana’s antidote to disinformation and civic confusion]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In recent years, the media landscape in Botswana has undergone a profound shift. Social media platforms, podcasts, and instant messaging services have created unprecedented speed i...]]></description>
        <author>THOMAS NKHOMA</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Motsenekatse has nothing to do with Mzilikazi]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Even though the monument is named after the biggest of the three hills, which is situated on the Western side just off the Kgomokasitwa gravel road, the smaller Mmadithakwana is th...]]></description>
        <author>Fred Morton</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When symbols speak and brands go silent]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 larg...]]></description>
        <author>Taazima Kala-Essack</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bomaid Deepens Partnerships with Healthcare Providers Across Disciplines]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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: Integratin...]]></description>
        <author>Staff Writer</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Africa holds greater potential]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[With the world’s youngest population, vast natural resources, unparalleled renewable energy potential, and extraordinary diversity and human ingenuity, Africa is a colossal coiled...]]></description>
        <author>correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is literature pointless?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 scien...]]></description>
        <author>Bongi D D M Radipati</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Botswana’s lifeline: From desperation to global vaccine leadership]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The genesis of BVIBotswana&#39;s economy once heavily relied on its cattle, with livestock contributing almost 40% of its GDP and serving as the livelihood for nearly every Motswan...]]></description>
        <author>Staff Writer</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Algeria poised to fulfill Its African ambition]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[More than a mere economic gathering, the 4th edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) symbolizes Algeria&#39;s unwavering continental ambition-one that the nation is determin...]]></description>
        <author>correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Overlooked foundation of Botswana&#039;s transformation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a packed Gaborone conference hall, President Duma Boko and, Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, unveiled the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP) with fanfare and hope.A...]]></description>
        <author>Dr Teedzani Thapelo</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Balancing respect for cultural traditions with realities of modern journalism]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/balancing-respect-for-cultural-traditions-with-realities-of-modern-journalism/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Nowhere is this tension more pronounced than in the reporting of the death of prominent individuals, a moment steeped in emotion, public interest, and increasingly, misinformation....]]></description>
        <author>THOMAS NKHOMA</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Botswana Editors Forum queries Boko]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Reports indicate that some members of the BNF verbally harassed journalists and used disparaging language against the media.Such conduct is not only regrettable, but poses a seriou...]]></description>
        <author>correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Let’s not celebrate the fall of journalism]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The rest of the week, the newspaper will be available only in PDF format or online. Prior to the digital revolution, Daily News published as many as 80,000 copies each weekday, ens...]]></description>
        <author>Thomas Nkhoma</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Botswana media must resist becoming a prop in political theatre]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/botswana-media-must-resist-becoming-a-prop-in-political-theatre/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[His move not only stunned South Africans and thrust the media into the storm but also forced journalists to navigate competing narratives, hidden agendas and the deeper question of...]]></description>
        <author>THOMAS NKHOMA</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Breaking HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is time for Africa to reclaim agency over its health future. Global HIV research is biased towards the West: 54% of studies focus on just 12% of the virus. Ignoring HIV diversit...]]></description>
        <author>North West University</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Even flawed journalism is often better than no journalism at all]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/even-flawed-journalism-is-often-better-than-no-journalism-at-all/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Criticism of the media is healthy and necessary in a democracy. However, sweeping condemnations lack nuance, evidence and ultimately misunderstand the media’s role in society. Jour...]]></description>
        <author>Thomas Nkhoma</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Regulating social media without silencing citizens: Where do we draw the line?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/regulating-social-media-without-silencing-citizens-where-do-we-draw-the-line/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[At the time, community radio stations and newspapers were still aspirational and the journalist was often viewed with suspicion and regarded not as a partner in development or watc...]]></description>
        <author>THOMAS NKHOMA</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Heralding golden era of an AIDS free generation]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/heralding-golden-era-of-an-aids-free-generation/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[This landmark achievement, validated by the Global Validation Advisory Committee (GVAC) of the World Health Organization (WHO), marks not just a national triumph, but a global brea...]]></description>
        <author>Alankar Malviya</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[First Capital Bank, Diagnofirm warm hearts at Princess Marina]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/first-capital-bank-diagnofirm-warm-hearts-at-princess-marina/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Running from April 1st to July 31st, the initiative is aimed at easing the burden for mothers and their newborns during the harsh winter months. The donation drive is part of First...]]></description>
        <author>Kingsley Kuda</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The role of the Judiciary and Electoral Management Bodies in electoral justice]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/the-role-of-the-judiciary-and-electoral-management-bodies-in-electoral-justice/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, proclaims that everyone has the right to take pa...]]></description>
        <author>Hon Justice OBK Dingake</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MISA Botswana to host second Golf Day]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Now in its second edition, the MISA Golf Day is a fundraising initiative to support the ongoing MISA Botswana activities. As a champion of media freedom, freedom of expression, and...]]></description>
        <author>Staff Writer</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[GVP partners with Botswana]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/gvp-partners-with-botswana/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[This collaboration will help drive Botswana’s economic diversification and elevate the country’s standing within the media, tourism, luxury, and sustainability sectors. Through thi...]]></description>
        <author>correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The joy of being average]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The answer lies in being average. Average, by the definition of most dictionaries, is the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures....]]></description>
        <author>Bongi D D M Radipati</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Common sense, street smarts and the art of living wisely]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/common-sense-street-smarts-and-the-art-of-living-wisely/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[The sharpest of minds have long embraced this irrefutable truth; each one of these two faculties is indispensable in its own right, and their misuse, or the overreliance on one at...]]></description>
        <author>LETLHOGONOLO LAMONG</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[We need media self-regulation that has teeth]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That acknowledgment then has to be followed by recognition that the media can no longer claim to be the gatekeepers of information.Those days are gone – most certainly for good. Th...]]></description>
        <author>SPENCER MOGAPI</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New dawn for community media,  inclusive journalism in Botswana]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-amp-analysis/new-dawn-for-community-media-inclusive-journalism-in-botswana/news]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[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 t...]]></description>
        <author>THOMAS NKHOMA</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bomaid unites communities for wellness]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 heal...]]></description>
        <author>Tshepo Maphanyane</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sportspersons should stay away from betting]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 int...]]></description>
        <author>Thuso Palai</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When the advert becomes mightier than the pen – A wake-up call for press freedom]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a speech marking World Press Freedom Day, he subverted the age-old refrain that &quot;the pen is mightier than the sword&quot; with a chilling observation: “The advert is mighti...]]></description>
        <author>Thomas Nkhoma</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Prof. Nyathi-Saleshando: The long walk of the Wayeyi]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 inc...]]></description>
        <author>Jeff Ramsay</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[“A new ethos of citizenship, partnership, shared destiny”]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 h...]]></description>
        <author>Ndaba Gaolathe</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Botswana’s media is not the enemy - It’s a mirror of our society]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 head...]]></description>
        <author>THOMAS NKHOMA</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[After the election follows an era of yes-men]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
        <author>Greg Kelebonye</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[National gender commission response to cyber bullying]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 su...]]></description>
        <author>Joy Phumaphi</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Saving a career]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
        <author>Ryder Gabathuse</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[We also convey our deepest sympathies to the Mmegi/The Monitor newspapers team, the broader journalism fraternity and the nation at large. Mosikare was more than a journalist. He w...]]></description>
        <author>Thomas Nkhoma</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Morupisi’s appeal withdrawal: A test of judicial integrity, litigant autonomy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The unanswered questions continue to stir the pot, leaving the public on the edge of their seats, hungry for answers. As the courtroom drama unfolds, this decision has taken on the...]]></description>
        <author>LETLHOGONOLO LAMONG</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[While there are certainly challenges, such a sweeping generalisation overlooks the critical role that the country’s media continues to play in shaping national discourse, holding p...]]></description>
        <author>Thomas Nkhoma</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The landing has not been easy, but that, in my humble view, was to be expected, because there was a change of government in the history of Botswana. This 13th Cabinet of our Republ...]]></description>
        <author>Moeti Mohwasa</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[He compiled it “with the assistance of” Kgosi Seboko Mokgosi, Lokote Motladiile, and others including Levi Moumakoa, principal of the Bamalete National School. According to Ellenbe...]]></description>
        <author>Fred Morton</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[My concern emanates from the fact that there is nowhere in the SONA where the informal sector is mentioned, despite the fact that the informal economy has been the mainstay of coun...]]></description>
        <author>THAMSANQA METSING</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Indeed that came as a relief to the many who had longed for a regime change for years that the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) found itself in power. Mr President, it would appear...]]></description>
        <author>Kabo Ramasia</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[However, the current economic projections point to growth of no more than one percent. Amid the prevailing fiscal pressures, thought leaders concede that it is more vital now than...]]></description>
        <author>correspondent</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The bank curated an impressive showcase of local gin brands, including Gin Lou and Okavango Gin that guests could indulge in, enjoying the unique homegrown flavors and profiles. Th...]]></description>
        <author>Staff Writer</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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