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It is quite a commendable development on the part of Parliament because it brings together constituents from all corners of the country into one digital space. The aim of the platform is to leave no one behind in this democratic process as it embarks...

While in many of the cases the suspects are brought before the courts of law, many others walk free. Even those who are brought to court still enjoy freedom because of bail and in most cases continue to commit further crimes.As the Presidential...

Their woes are dimming the glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel to ending the Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) 50-plus years of rule.The BCP and BNF will be concluding their elective congresses on Tuesday. Members of the two parties, even...

The stepfather appeared in court on July 7 according to a widely circulated press release by the Botswana Police Service (BPS) Public Relations Unit.While the police have clearly stated that investigations are still ongoing, information that has been...

Here in Botswana, we have many single-parent households, mostly female-led, so what does that suggest? That some fathers choose to ditch the responsibility of caring for their children and leave them to the ones who carry them during pregnancy to do...

This affects both children and adults, but of late there have been more cases of child abductions being reported. While challenges like this are not peculiar to Botswana, we as a nation seem not to be doing enough.By now, we could have ample...

The latest report released by government shows that statistics from May 29 to June 1 indicate the number of active cases during that period to be at 2,843, while new cases for the period mentioned stood at 1,627 and three deaths.These numbers are a...

The important role that teachers play in every individual’s life is oftentimes underplayed. It is not often that we recognise the good and hard work that teachers do, but in reality, the teaching profession is amongst the most important professions...

While government introduced the programme as one of the initiatives meant to reduce poverty, it came to be known as an unemployment relief scheme with not many having had anything positive to say about it.Ipelegeng workers have been deployed in...

How can this be achieved when there already is little care about the working conditions of those within the private sector employ?For a long time, private sector employees have been neglected by their employers, not because they cannot do better to...

Nowadays it is not uncommon to purchase an item for a certain commodity and return to the shops in a week, to find the same item has gone up by a significant amount of money.Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) last week announced yet another...

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl-Child, to recognise girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The International...

Tebogo is not the first star athlete to emerge, but unfortunately, only a few go all the way and make a living out of their fast feet. As we celebrate Tebogo’s victory, let us look at the likes of Glody Dube, Gable Garenamotse, Amantle Montsho,...

Mr President, it is time to get this one thing right, please! As it is well-known, promises are as thin and fragile as piecrust; easily made, easily broken. Batswana are unhappy. Batswana are suffering. The cost of living keeps on increasing and...

Of late, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has been having its own share of bickering. Both have attracted the attention of many Batswana and aroused the people’s desire to actively participate in the debates around some of the issues....