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  • Déjà vu as Ratanang case haunts football

    The 2021-2022 Premier League season has been unfolding in an admirable manner considering all the challenges football faced due to COVID-19.There was no football action for almost two years and the return of action in September last year brought...

  • Firearms case: Let the courts decide!

    Now, following the numerous search and seizures at the former’s various plots, the State has finally summoned him for criminal charges. The charges are as a result of an amended charge sheet of former DIS head, Isaac Kgosi, who was late last year...

  • We can defeat drug abuse

    The story lays bare the severity of the drug abuse situation in the country. Although we don’t want to admit yet, drug or substance abuse is real in Botswana, and it is actually a pandemic.Hence, this is a call for action from all stakeholders to...

  • Shame on you Slumber!

    Tsogwane, the whole BDP chairperson, told the party’s campaign rally: “If you are not going to vote for our woman candidate Onkemetse Mothei, that will be akin to committing gender-based violence (GBV).”This unfortunate statement comes at a...

  • Has Masisi lost the plot?

    When taking oath, he assured the nation that his major priority was to diversify the economy, tackle unemployment and poverty amongst his people. He promised to prioritise job creation for young people who are the worst affected by unemployment.Apart...

  • Makgophe’s arrest an embarrassment

    On the other hand, the spy unit, Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) was created and mainly introduced to oversee the security of the nation. However, as things stand, the two forces seem to be overriding each other, resulting in clash of...

  • Dear UDC, put your house in order!

    The debacle between the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana National Front (BNF) at Bophirima ward in the Gaborone Bonnington South constituency has opened yet another controversy for the coalition.The current issue clearly shows that the...

  • A Constitutional review or a joke?

    The 19-member team led by former Chief Justice, Maruping Dibotelo has been going around the country holding Kgotla meetings to collate ideas, views and opinions of Batswana on whether the Constitution is still relevant. The consultations are...

  • BNF members have the right to choose

    The latter’s flaws in the BNF have been obvious in the decade that he held the stranglehold of the party.His standing across the breadth of his party has changed especially since the party’s poor performance during the 2019 general elections.With...

  • Well done BPS, but...

    This was shortly after 11 men had launched a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist at Gaborone’s Main Mall. As reported by the BPS public relations unit, the 10 were killed in an exchange of fire. While it is early to establish the accuracy of the reports,...

  • The ugly face of violent crime

    The recent spate of crime particularly cash-in-transit heists, violent smash-and-grab especially at roads intersections is a typical example of a storm that may leave unimaginable destruction if not nipped in the bud.Citizens are left traumatised,...

  • The fruits of the media’s watchdog role

    The larger part of the Bill that caused commotion referred to interception of communication and forced disclosure of information for the prying eyes of the State intelligence and law enforcement agencies.Firstly, there were qualms with the...

  • Spying Bill a rights intrusion

    The Bill, which authorises the interception of communications by investigatory authorities for purposes of gathering criminal evidence, has left the international community and civil societies very puzzled and wondering what happened to the State’s...

  • Withdraw the draconian bill!

    Part of the Bill provides for an interception of communications framework, which authorises the interception of communications by investigatory authorities and sets out the role of service providers in controlled investigations for the gathering of...

  • Let’s monitor our children

    Children drown every rainy season because they would sneak out and go swimming even those who are not familiar with the art of swimming.There has also been reports of children who drowned while swimming in the other parts of the country. Also, we had...

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