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When the pandemic reached Botswana’s shores last year March, a nation united in the quest to defeat an invisible enemy. It is a moment never witnessed in recent memory, with the catastrophes of the world war and the 1918 Spanish influenza being the...

Some are sinking into desperation and frustration. Emotions are probably at an all-time high as the country searches for answers with COVID-19 unrelenting in its attack. There are no clear cut solutions. Those in authority believe they hold all the...

The logic does not take rocket science to understand. Teachers interact with many students daily, especially in our country where it is not uncommon to come across a classroom that has 48 or more students. It cannot be overemphasised that critical...

They were clearly showing signs that they were in distress. There are voices of adults in the background with one of them filming the student. The silhouettes of the adults in the video imply they are watching as the student rolls in pain taking...

The week of June 4, 2021, showed that our country had registered a total of 1,014 new cases with the number of those who lost their lives due to COVID-19 at 885. The following report dated June 7, 2021, seemed hopeful in terms of new cases, as only...

While it still would not be acceptable for the sub-standard items to be supplied to adults, it is even sadder that these people have total disregard for the best practices and find it reasonable to supply 'their counterfeits' to schools, in the...

One would expect that since movement is restricted due to COVID-19 regulations, there would be fewer fatalities on the road. Still, we lose a lot of people due to road accidents. According to the Police, most road accidents are attributed to...

This was mainly attributed to the wearing of facial masks. During that period, Botswana had registered low cases of the virus. A year later, another winter is upon us and this time around authorities have warned it could lead to more cases as the...

This year's commemoration comes when Botswana made a slight jump from number 39 to 38 in the World Press Index. When President Masisi ascended to power in 2018, he spoke the language which the media fraternity wanted to hear. For years calls to...

Looking at the petition, it appears the councillors have not received their increment as yet, nor have they been given an explanation as to why the government has not honoured its commitment to councillors. "...6. Your office must take cognisance...

The biggest shocker was perhaps the decision to move former minister of Finance and Economic Development Thapelo Matsheka to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development. People of course started expressing their discontent with the...

A normal person will agree that Members of Parliament were very much in the right to demand answers from the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Kabo Morwaeng concerning the recent 'secretive' interzonal lockdown...

Tumiso Rakgare, the honourable Minister for Youth, Sport and Culture Development revealed this. It is yet to be seen whether this is not another carrot the government is dangling. Late last year, the Botswana Senior National Women’s Football team,...

While it is understandable that the tariffs had not been increased in a long while, it is also a fact that the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected communities in different ways. Some breadwinners have lost their jobs, some have had...

The number of COVID-19 related deaths continues to rise, and we must all play our part in curbing the spread of the dreaded virus. Teachers trade unions have been calling for the temporary closure of schools for them to be fumigated, and for contact...