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The world spectacle could not have come at a better time for Botswana, with the nation still reeling in shock from the reverberations of the internal wranglings in the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). The scent of victory at the world...

One way of doing so is by having a strong opposition to play a pivotal role ofensuring that the rule of law is upheld and human rights and good governance are respected. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), has been in power since the time the...

We are now going to expose opposition leaders. Batswana are going to be shocked and disappointed. I want to weep for my people. I want to weep for my country. Perhaps I should add to answer those who question the timing: For the longest time sources...

The young woman allegedly swindled businesses out of thousands of pulas claiming to be the assistant minister’s daughter. The young woman used the name of a prominent figure, who is respected in the community, which made it easy for businesspeople...

He is one of the chief architects in the formation of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). Masire was Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Vice President, finally ascending to the top seat of President in 1980. He relinquished the...

The day saw commemorations in different parts of the country, with a variety of orators. Notably, some of the speakers were children, a welcome development; as such commemorations are one of the few times that children’s voices are heard.  While...

Of course it cannot be ignored that the boy child and men do experience it, although statistics show that women and the girl-children are the ones who bear the brunt the most. Gender Links has perhaps been the most active campaigner to end GBV...

Teachers have produced men and women of repute and still continue to play the important role of educators. Societies at times tend to ignore or undermine the big role played by teachers in building the nation. All successful men and women have...

There is nothing wrong with people debating issues that affect their lives. Bushiri for reasons best known to him decided not apply for a Visa, as is required of him by the Government of Botswana, and his decision for some reason seemed to divide the...

The commission is at pains to get Batswana’s buy-in on the use of EVMs, which they claim will be an upgrade from the traditional manual voting and counting systems.  Well, as the saying goes ‘the only constant is change’, and we do understand...

In most elections, there are reports of intimidation, tempering with ballot boxes and unfair coverage by the state media. But compared to other developing democracies, Botswana appears to stand head and shoulder above peers as it’s had been holding...

Malolwane community was left in shock after loosing two promising teenage boys to these senseless deaths. While there are suspicions that cultism might have led to the tragic suicides, the police are still hard at work to determine what could have...

Last week Saturday, we lost rapper, radio and television personality, Mpho Vincent Tiro, popularly known as Steez, to a freak road accident. On Friday, the nation learnt with shock after football was robbed of a rare gem in rising Township Rollers...

Interestingly, the United States of America (USA)’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to the makers of the juice to stop making health claims about the juice, in 2006, which is more than 10 years ago. The juice found its way into...

This is profound under the administration of former army strongman, Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama. Government for a person by a person is a brilliant summation of Khama’s administration. Since joining politics from the Botswana...