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Ryder Gabathuse
  • Enraged public boo Masisi, Tsogwane, Mnangagwa

    The polluted air was pregnant with a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to suggest that Masisi and Tsogwane had almost done something that openly earned them sustained booing and the wrath of the public. The somewhat unruly public behaviour or spat...

  • The finishing line

    In the race for the highest office in the land is Dumelang Saleshando of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Mokgweetsi Masisi of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) vying for the second term, Mephato Reatile of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) and...

  • BRP launches manifesto, candidates in Serowe

    Naysayers had already dismissed the Biggie Butale-led BRP as a non-starter fearing that it may even fail to take part in the October 30 General Election as the youngest party started its preparations on the wrong footing.BRP, a splinter party from...

  • Madibela-Tlhopho in ‘defence’ of democracy

    He does not filter his language when he speaks about the process of elections. He has a strong belief that for the past 12 parliamentary polls, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has not been so popular like its popular vote reflects, giving the...

  • Boko confident of UDC victory

    “The time for change is now,” Boko thunders as he opened the conversation just in the corridors of the Gaborone High Court. He led a brigade of royal blue-kitted loyalists who had come to witness him being nominated alongside other party leaders...

  • Masisi explains Dikoloti, Serame saga

    Four political parties successfully registered their presidential nominees, which is an important step pre the 2024 General Election which is billed for October 30. Masisi was nominated as the BDP presidential candidate for the second term, while...

  • Serame’s meteoric rise

    This Setswana proverb resonates very well with the words of former Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Solomon Sekwakwa, who from an early stage was able to foretell that Serame, Botswana’s Minister of Finance, was...

  • Church fights Sebogodi’s mysterious fires

    It was a euphoric moment that was greeted with prayer madness as the praise and worship team started by belting a praise song that sent the church into high spirits of worship ahead of the Prophet’s big task. The intense prayers and singing went on...

  • Tsogwane ‘fighting’ for survival

    A party insider who prefers anonymity has, however, dismissed reports associating Tsogwane with an emerging party faction emphasising: “In my view, a faction needs a structure. This structure has to have coordinators and none of that is obtainable...

  • Saleshando suspects political motives in SA robbery

    The former Leader of Opposition in Parliament, who will lead his party to the 2024 polls, was robbed of his mobile phone, laptop in bag, and important personal and party documents. His bank cards were also grabbed at gunpoint in full view of other...

  • Major public service shake-up looming

    It seems the hardest hit is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where officers have been reportedly thrown out with career diplomats basically misplaced. There has been hullaballoo in the corridors of power that the public service is somewhat awash with...

  • Reuniting with ancestors

    LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA: Visiting Zambia, the home of the Chipolopolo senior national football team, has always had a special bearing on my life. It’s a place I consider my ‘second home’, albeit I have no idea where my maternal grandfather really...

  • The Livingstone experience

    LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA: So, I shared my ill-fated experience with a friend back home (Mmamokete Molefhe) how incessant power outages were disruptive with their 10-hour blackouts that we experienced. A prompt riposte from Molefhe came in through a...

  • Giving power to the communities

    LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA: Marco Pani had attended the just-ended inaugural KAZA Heads of State Summit in the tourism town of Livingstone where various issues of conservation took centre stage.He opened up the conversation with the line, “ I belong to an...

  • Tsogwane advocates for the voice of marginalised

    “When you reflect, sometimes we don’t represent the interests of these poor people very well. I am yet to experience a meeting of this magnitude that will bring together the poor communities under one roof to articulate their concerns,” he...

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